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. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1601 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 27.8 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 28.2 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC LYLE TO JCT SR 97 VIC GOLDENDALE
- 30.0 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
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
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.1 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 11.6 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 17.6 mi
- Wet Planet Rafting: 23.3 mi
- Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 23.4 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
- 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 15.8 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° | 3,743.4 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° | 2,865.7 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Spearhead | NE 39° | 2,538.37 m | 6.0 mi |
| South Butte | NE 53° | 2,375.9 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
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