Buck Butte
Buck Butte rises to 1,572 m in Oregon. Yainax Butte stands 2,201 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Hill, a peak 4.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015974, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,572 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Hill: 4.2 mi
- Dead Indian Hill: 7.8 mi
- Horton Rim: 9.3 mi
- Bryant Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Stukel Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Malin Community Park: 5.6 mi
- Good Duck Park: 9.1 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 9.5 mi
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 10.0 mi
- Stevenson Park: 10.1 mi
- Lost River Monument: 6.0 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 11.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell: 11.8 mi
- Tule Lake: 14.7 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 15.2 mi
- Petroglyph Point: 17.3 mi
- Hospital Rock: 17.9 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 18.8 mi
- Gillems Camp: 19.3 mi
- Canby Cross: 19.5 mi
- Horton Rim: 8.7 mi
- Goodlow Rim: 12.9 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Horse Camp Rim: 21.5 mi
- Gerber Rim: 21.6 mi
- Forbidden Arch: 17.9 mi
- Dragons Mouth: 23.9 mi
- Captain Jacks Bridge: 24.0 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 24.5 mi
- Tule Lake National Monument Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Children’s Museum of Klamath Falls: 18.7 mi
- Klamath County Museum: 19.3 mi
- Baldwin Hotel Museum: 19.7 mi
- The Favell Museum: 19.8 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.7 mi
- Arboretum: 20.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 21.0 mi
- Big Al Spring: 5.7 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Castle Quad: 20.7 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Buck Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yainax Butte | NNE 29° | 2,201 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stukel Mountain | W 274° | 1,989 m | 9.7 mi |
| Horsefly Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,971 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Dome | SSW 213° | 1,971 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,969 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 308° | 1,890 m | 16.9 mi |
| Moyina Hill | NW 316° | 1,821 m | 14.4 mi |
| Plum Hills | NW 310° | 1,814 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1118177 — Buck Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277979
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