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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. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 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
1691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15350, -117.05457

43 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
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 MountainNNE 27°2,062 m22.5 mi
Horse HillW 266°1,966 m20.3 mi
Oregon ButteWSW 237°1,965 m18.2 mi
Rough MountainNE 39°1,906 m22.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE 19°1,870 m14.4 mi
Maiden ButteSSW 193°1,856 m24.8 mi
Mahogany ButteSW 224°1,854 m14.3 mi
Twin ButtesWSW 245°1,851 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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