Buttermilk Butte
Buttermilk Butte rises to 1,662 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1662 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 9.6 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
- 25.4 mi off the JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mission Peak: 1.4 mi
- Block Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hoodoo Peak: 3.7 mi
- Scaffold Peak: 3.9 mi
- Spirit Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 9.6 mi
- Twisp Commons Park: 9.7 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 9.7 mi
- Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 9.7 mi
- Maves Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
- Domke Falls: 14.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.4 mi
- Monkey Bear Falls: 20.6 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Painted Rocks: 16.5 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 19.3 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 9.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 15.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 23.3 mi
- Entro: 9.7 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 13.3 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 13.5 mi
- Handy Spring: 22.8 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 25.0 mi
- Halfway Spring: 25.0 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 9.2 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 10.0 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 9.7 mi
- Holden Museum: 22.4 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 9.7 mi
- The Garden: 16.9 mi
- Moore: 14.8 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Buttermilk Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | W 260° | 2,665 m | 5.3 mi |
| Star Peak | WSW 237° | 2,644 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SSW 199° | 2,574 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | SSW 204° | 2,571 m | 3.7 mi |
| Martin Peak | SSW 194° | 2,545 m | 8.0 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | WNW 294° | 2,545 m | 12.9 mi |
| Switchback Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,536 m | 8.9 mi |
| Courtney Peak | WSW 245° | 2,535 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:17 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:16 | 16:10 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544471
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 13 mi
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