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Butterfly Butte

Butterfly Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Butterfly Butte rises to 1,811 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is High Pass Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.07088, -120.95862

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • High Pass Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Louis Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • White River Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Greenwood Falls: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Miners Cabin (ruined): 8.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 11.2 mi
  • Dirtyface Lookout: 16.6 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 20.8 mi
  • Lodge: 20.9 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
  • White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Butterfly Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakWNW 292°3,214 m7.7 mi
Disappointment PeakWNW 288°2,970 m7.5 mi
Sitkum SpireWNW 291°2,851 m8.2 mi
Mount FernowNE 48°2,821 m9.4 mi
Seven Fingered JackNE 50°2,750 m8.6 mi
Mount MaudeENE 57°2,748 m8.5 mi
Fortress MountainN 11°2,643 m6.2 mi
Clark MountainSSW 198°2,606 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:17
June solstice05:0520:1921:08
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5215:2016:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348974367

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