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Boulder Butte

Boulder Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Butte rises to 2,227 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Purple Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2227 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.32309, -120.59908

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 10.4 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Domke Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
Parks: 13
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 18.9 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 21.6 mi
  • Confluence Park: 21.8 mi
  • Homestream Park: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 4
Springs: 4
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 21.5 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Boulder Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakESE 107°2,665 m8.4 mi
Star PeakESE 122°2,644 m9.3 mi
Devore PeakWSW 247°2,554 m8.3 mi
Martin PeakWSW 241°2,547 m11.5 mi
Reynolds PeakNNE 22°2,545 m4.0 mi
Courtney PeakESE 121°2,535 m8.4 mi
Abernathy PeakNNE 18°2,523 m11.2 mi
Tupshin PeakWSW 256°2,509 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1921:08
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5215:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348974376

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