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Calimus Butte

Calimus Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Calimus Butte rises to 2,012 m in Oregon. Yamsay Mountain stands 2,498 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuego Mountain, a peak 6.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 22 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2012 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63181, -121.55973

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Attractions: 27
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 17.3 mi
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 17.3 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 17.3 mi
  • FLAT CAR UP#913272: 17.4 mi
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 17.4 mi
Parks: 14
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 2
  • Wood River Headwaters: 22.4 mi
  • Blue Buck Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Osprey: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calimus Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yamsay MountainNNE 26°2,498.141 m23.0 mi
Swan Lake PointSSW 200°2,216 m16.4 mi
Swan Lake MountainSSW 205°2,141.525 m16.0 mi
Saddle MountainSSW 213°2,090.014 m9.9 mi
Fuego MountainE 85°2,080 m6.2 mi
Edgewood MountainSSW 208°2,038 m16.8 mi
Modoc BenchmarkSW 227°2,000.098 m18.5 mi
Hamelton ButteNE 45°1,959 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:19
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3415:5116:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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), 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1139161 — Calimus Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357307768

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