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Council Butte

Council Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Council Butte rises to 1,409 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45376, -121.40556

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Cold Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle Quad: 23.7 mi
  • Castle Quad: 23.7 mi
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Council Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointWSW 257°2,216 m13.8 mi
Yainax ButteSE 142°2,201.266 m11.2 mi
Swan Lake MountainW 262°2,141.525 m14.9 mi
Saddle MountainWNW 287°2,090.014 m13.8 mi
Fuego MountainN 353°2,080 m12.9 mi
Edgewood MountainW 261°2,038 m16.0 mi
Calimus ButteNNW 328°2,012 m14.6 mi
Modoc BenchmarkW 269°2,000.098 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0420:47
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1140253 — Council Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357308331

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