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Cúuy’em Butte

Cúuy’em Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cúuy’em Butte rises to 2,406 m in Oregon. Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge stands 2,979 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is High Hat Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. Grande Tour passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

summit in Union County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2406 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.18070, -117.56910

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • High Hat Butte: 1.7 mi
  • Meadow Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • China Cap: 3.3 mi
  • South Baldy: 3.4 mi
  • Burger Butte: 3.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Marlin Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Creek: 9.5 mi
  • Yew Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Miner Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Standley Spring: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 8
  • Union City Park: 14.6 mi
  • Thief Valley County Park: 15.1 mi
  • Dorion Historical Marker: 17.6 mi
  • Wallowa Lake State Park: 18.8 mi
  • Wallowa Lake County Park Public Beach: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Minam Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hunter Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Slick Rock Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Ice Falls: 15.3 mi
  • BC Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Little Alps Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • Riverside Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
  • Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • All Around Cowboy: 20.3 mi
  • Eagle: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 15.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Cúuy’em Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sacajawea-Matterhorn RidgeENE 74°2,979 m14.0 mi
MatterhornENE 76°2,975 m13.5 mi
Twin PeaksNE 52°2,950 m13.9 mi
Eagle CapE 95°2,909 m13.1 mi
Glacier PeakE 97°2,894 m13.5 mi
Hurricane Divide SouthENE 77°2,861 m12.0 mi
Flutters PeakE 79°2,835 m12.1 mi
Rogue MountainE 80°2,821 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:03
June solstice05:0419:5720:42
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2715:2216:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642475461686960493932
Precip in1.20.91.31.72.51.70.50.50.71.11.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1150223 — Cúuy’em Butte, Union County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357315981

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