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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,535.6 m
How to reach it
- 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
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 4.7 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 4.8 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 7.4 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
- 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 16.4 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° | 1,793 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Teragram | N 8° | 1,786 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Margaret | N 7° | 1,786 m | 6.6 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,749 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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