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Bosley Butte

Bosley Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bosley Butte rises to 1,046 m in Oregon. Chetco Peak stands 1,423 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 2.3 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Bosley Butte is a mountain in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. It is located in southern Curry County in the extreme southwest corner of the state. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) from the Pacific Ocean and 5 miles (8 km) north of the California state line.

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Wikidata Q4947301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1046.074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20911, -124.22522

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buzzard Roost: 2.3 mi
  • Cashner Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Cassiday Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Three Trees: 4.6 mi
Parks: 23
  • Azalea Park: 10.8 mi
  • Bud Cross Park: 10.8 mi
  • Sunshine Cove Park: 10.8 mi
  • Easy Manor Park: 11.0 mi
  • Stout Park: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Secret Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Whaleshead Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Lone Ranch Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Harris Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Harris Beach: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Japanese Bombing Site Trailhead: 10.3 mi
  • Amphitheater: 10.6 mi
  • Chetco Grange: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Curry County Veterans Memoria;: 16.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Curry Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Bosley Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chetco PeakESE 109°1,422.502 m15.3 mi
Vulcan PeakE 98°1,408 m12.4 mi
Big CraggiesNE 43°1,382 m12.5 mi
Tincup PeakENE 65°1,373 m17.1 mi
Game Lake PeakNNE 24°1,341.425 m16.7 mi
Red MountainESE 102°1,320 m13.3 mi
Hayward PeakNE 56°1,307.592 m18.0 mi
Saddle MountainNNE 20°1,290 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4120:1520:57
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4316:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525559616060565250
Precip in13.19.910.06.73.91.90.50.51.86.010.013.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brookings, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357307345

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