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Buttes of the Gods

Buttes of the Gods, seen from above at true elevation

Buttes of the Gods rises to 1,312 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1312 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51792, -121.55251

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Attractions: 28
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 17.1 mi
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 17.2 mi
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 17.2 mi
  • FLAT CAR UP#913272: 17.2 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Osprey: 18.7 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.6 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Buttes of the Gods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointSW 218°2,216 m9.6 mi
Yainax ButteSE 132°2,201.266 m19.6 mi
Swan Lake MountainSW 228°2,141.525 m9.8 mi
Saddle MountainW 265°2,090.014 m5.8 mi
Fuego MountainNE 35°2,080 m10.2 mi
Edgewood MountainSW 230°2,038 m10.8 mi
Calimus ButteN 357°2,012 m7.9 mi
Modoc BenchmarkWSW 251°2,000.098 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3020:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293338435056646256463629
Precip in3.82.21.91.41.50.60.20.30.51.42.84.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357307727

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