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Bug Butte

Bug Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bug Butte rises to 1,496 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42876, -121.36000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
Springs: 8
  • Cold Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Whisky Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Book Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle Quad: 24.7 mi
  • Castle Quad: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Bug Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointW 265°2,216 m15.8 mi
Yainax ButteSSE 147°2,201.266 m8.5 mi
Green MountainENE 59°2,195 m23.9 mi
Swan Lake MountainW 269°2,141.525 m17.1 mi
Saddle MountainWNW 290°2,090.014 m16.6 mi
Fuego MountainNNW 345°2,080 m15.1 mi
Edgewood MountainW 268°2,038 m18.1 mi
Calimus ButteNW 324°2,012 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0420:47
September equinox06:5418:2719:04
December solstice07:3215:5116:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357307575

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