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Defeat Butte

Defeat Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Defeat Butte rises to 1,691 m in Oregon. Juniper Mountain stands 2,062 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoodoo Butte, a peak 3.0 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49024178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15350, -117.05457

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Springs: 6
  • New Road Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Three Week Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Coffeepot Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Oregon Butte Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Exchange Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Owyhee Falls: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Defeat Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Juniper MountainNNE2,062 m22.5 mi
Horse HillW1,966 m20.3 mi
Oregon ButteWSW1,965 m18.2 mi
Rough MountainNE1,906 m22.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE1,870 m14.4 mi
Maiden ButteSSW1,856 m24.8 mi
Mahogany ButteSW1,854 m14.3 mi
Twin ButtesWSW1,851 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357325698

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