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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
1,046.074 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: 22
  • 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: 9
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • 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 PeakESE1,423 m15.3 mi
Vulcan PeakE1,408 m12.4 mi
Big CraggiesNE1,382 m12.5 mi
Tincup PeakENE1,373 m17.1 mi
Game Lake PeakNNE1,341 m16.7 mi
Red MountainESE1,320 m13.3 mi
Hayward PeakNE1,308 m18.0 mi
Saddle MountainNNE1,290 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 50–80 °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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