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Blockhouse Butte

Blockhouse Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Blockhouse Butte rises to 609 m in Washington. Indian Rock stands 1,774 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilen Water Springs, a spring 2.3 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE passes 0.4 miles off. 214 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in Klickitat County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
609 m
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Coordinates45.85290, -120.94479

Overlooks nearby

Around it

214 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 51
  • Gilen Water Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Counts Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Camp Five Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Pennington Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Counts Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Gunn Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Myrtle Park Butte: 4.5 mi
  • Jackknife Butte: 4.7 mi
  • Horseshoe Bend: 5.2 mi
Parks: 41
  • Klickitat County Fairgrounds: 5.5 mi
  • Goldendale Courthouse Park: 6.3 mi
  • Observatory Hill State Park: 6.3 mi
  • Goldendale Observatory: 6.3 mi
  • Ekone Park: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Skatepark Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Eightmile Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Outlet Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Cushing Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Labyrinth Falls: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Maryhill Overlook: 12.7 mi
  • Missive: 12.7 mi
  • Rebohoth: 12.7 mi
  • Brushing: 12.7 mi
  • Lyle sign: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 12.6 mi
  • Vogt Fountain: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Columbia Hills State Park Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • SA Kitesurf Adventures: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Rock Creek Beach: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blockhouse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockNNE 32°1,774 m11.1 mi
Simcoe MountainNE 34°1,658 m13.0 mi
Potato ButteNNE 15°1,579 m11.9 mi
Stagman ButteNNE 14°1,575 m14.6 mi
Castle RockNNE 26°1,520 m13.5 mi
Simcoe ButteNE 48°1,459 m15.4 mi
Lone Pine ButteENE 63°1,438.7 m20.8 mi
Sheep ButteN 6°1,349 m17.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:16
June solstice05:1420:1220:58
September equinox06:5218:2419:03
December solstice07:4315:3216:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313541465460686860483730
Precip in2.81.81.61.11.00.60.10.20.41.42.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldendale, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356541932

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