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Cougar Buttress

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Elevation, modelled
1,643 m
Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
South Sister3,158.5 m · 11.9 mi
Nearest byway
Cascade Lakes3.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:53local time
Coordinates
44.0361, -121.5481
Cougar Buttress, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Buttress is a cliff in Oregon, at a modelled 1,643 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumalo Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 3.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Cougar Buttress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterWNW 293°3,158.5 m11.9 mi
North SisterNW 309°3,075 m14.3 mi
Middle SisterWNW 304°3,064 m14.1 mi
Hodge CrestWNW 292°3,060 m11.6 mi
Broken TopWNW 293°2,795.93 m8.2 mi
Mount BachelorWSW 241°2,764 m8.0 mi
Broken HandWNW 297°2,556.053 m7.3 mi
Ball ButteWNW 288°2,467.356 m6.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 42
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 20
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:0920:53
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3915:4416:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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