Alpine Butte
Alpine Butte rises to 1,536 m in Washington. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the southwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Pumice Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49008655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1535.6 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE
- 18.3 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 20.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 20.2 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 6 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Pumice Butte: 0.8 mi
- East Dome: 1.4 mi
- Pumice Butte: 1.5 mi
- Dogs Head Peak: 1.7 mi
- Lava Dome: 2.2 mi
- Loowit Falls: 1.6 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 1.8 mi
- Step Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 1.9 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 9.8 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Beaver Bay: 12.4 mi
- Cougar Park: 13.2 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 2.3 mi
- Ape Canyon Trailhead: 4.6 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 4.7 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 4.8 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 2.8 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 7.5 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Kalama Spring: 7.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.0 mi
- Breezy Point: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Point 3670: 14.6 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 10.6 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 5.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Alpine Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | SW 230° | 2,549 m | 2.8 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | SW 224° | 2,481 m | 1.7 mi |
| Lava Dome | SW 236° | 2,180 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Whittier | N 6° | 1,792.5 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Teragram | N 8° | 1,786.4 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Margaret | N 7° | 1,785.8 m | 6.6 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,749.2 m | 12.7 mi |
| Craggy Peak | ENE 77° | 1,745 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:35 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544084
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 3 mi
- Mossyrock · 27 mi
- Toutle · 28 mi
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