Crofton Butte
Crofton Butte rises to 1,601 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,601 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Butte: 0.8 mi
- Shorthorn Butte: 1.9 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.9 mi
- South Butte: 3.3 mi
- Snipes Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Little Goose Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Upper Little Goose Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.6 mi
- Cultus Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.1 mi
- Island Spring: 7.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.4 mi
- McCumber Spring: 11.7 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 3.9 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Miller Point: 14.7 mi
- Windy Point: 15.8 mi
- Esel Point: 18.2 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 23.1 mi
- Big Cedars County Park: 23.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.1 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 11.6 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 23.3 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 5.1 mi
- Youngs Wetland (CLT): 18.7 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Natural Bridges: 13.4 mi
- Gilmer: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Crofton Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | NNE 24° | 3,743 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 3,683 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pikers Peak | NNE 28° | 3,553 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Castle | NNE 28° | 3,487 m | 5.4 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | NE 40° | 2,866 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Spearhead | NE 39° | 2,538 m | 6.0 mi |
| South Butte | NE 53° | 2,376 m | 3.3 mi |
| Goat Butte | NE 45° | 2,256 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:33 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518332 — Crofton Butte, Skamania County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544687
Day trips start here
- Hood River · 30 mi
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