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Cox Butte

Cox Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cox Butte rises to 1,632 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1632 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31958, -122.32336

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
  • Madrone: 22.1 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Museums: 1
  • Talent Historical Society: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Cox Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinN 3°2,895 m8.6 mi
Aspen ButteE 91°2,503 m12.1 mi
Pelican ButteNE 34°2,440 m16.2 mi
Mount HarrimanENE 73°2,401 m12.4 mi
Mount CarmineE 86°2,396 m12.3 mi
Crater MountainE 86°2,363 m9.0 mi
Greylock MountainENE 75°2,348 m9.7 mi
Whiteface PeakE 82°2,338 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3320:0820:50
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3615:5516:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1140298 — Cox Butte, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357308348

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