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Clatsop Butte

Clatsop Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Clatsop Butte rises to 182 m in Oregon. Larch Mountain stands 1,057 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert Ridge Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

Upland butte in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Wikidata Q5128593, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47285, -122.50610

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
Waterfalls: 60
  • Knapp Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Jane Martin Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Singer Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Pothole Falls: 10.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 49
Picnic sites: 26
  • Picnic Area B: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area E: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 5.8 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.0 mi
  • Madrone Wall: 6.1 mi
  • Tegart Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Swim beach: 6.2 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Poet's Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Lieser Point: 9.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • School District Spring: 12.4 mi
  • spring w/concrete cover: 14.5 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Giesy Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Oliver Spring: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Clatsop Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Larch MountainNNE 31°1,057 m19.7 mi
Lookout PointE 87°802 m18.3 mi
Walker PeakE 90°736 m18.2 mi
Devils RestENE 71°732 m19.3 mi
Elkhorn MountainNNE 19°679 m19.5 mi
Pepper MountainENE 77°655 m16.5 mi
Lenhart ButteESE 117°638 m18.5 mi
Livingston MountainNNE 25°595 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2220:1721:03
September equinox06:5818:3019:09
December solstice07:4815:4116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414448535963697064554741
Precip in6.04.54.63.62.82.00.70.61.74.06.37.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland WFO, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/5960536531

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