Bear Butte
Bear Butte rises to 1,923 m in Oregon. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 3.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,923 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 12.0 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skell Head · 4 mi
- Cloudcap · 4 mi
- Pumice Castle Overlook · 5 mi
- Victor View · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sharp Peak: 1.3 mi
- Scout Hill: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Butte: 2.7 mi
- Roundtop: 3.4 mi
- Pothole Butte: 3.5 mi
- Cascade Spring: 2.5 mi
- Pothole Spring: 3.2 mi
- Anderson Spring: 5.5 mi
- Munson Springs: 9.1 mi
- Red Cone Spring: 9.6 mi
- Wineglass: 3.2 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 3.3 mi
- Palisades: 3.5 mi
- Rugged Crest Palisades: 3.7 mi
- Rugged Crest: 4.0 mi
- Plaikni Falls: 5.8 mi
- Vidae Falls: 8.7 mi
- Duwee Falls: 11.2 mi
- Annie Falls: 12.9 mi
- Rough Rider Falls: 16.5 mi
- Scott Creek Campground: 7.7 mi
- Thunder Beast Park: 16.3 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 17.0 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 17.1 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 20.1 mi
- Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 13.0 mi
- Annie Falls: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 17.1 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 23.4 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 8.9 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 24.3 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 9.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 24.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Bear Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Thielsen | NNW 343° | 2,799 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Scott | SSW 194° | 2,636 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Bailey | NW 316° | 2,551 m | 16.4 mi |
| Howlock Mountain | N 351° | 2,546 m | 14.6 mi |
| Garfield Peak | SW 229° | 2,454 m | 8.5 mi |
| Llao Rock | W 264° | 2,453 m | 7.1 mi |
| Applegate Peak | SW 224° | 2,450 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cloudcap | SSW 213° | 2,444 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:08 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 26 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357306898
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 6 mi
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