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Dry Butte

Dry Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Dry Butte rises to 1,722 m in Oregon. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Creek Campground, a park 2.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 6.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1722 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.85458, -121.94391

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Attractions: 27
  • CABOOSE ATSF #999150: 20.6 mi
  • CABOOSE BN #12282: 20.6 mi
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 20.6 mi
  • CABOOSE WEYCO #2: 20.6 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 20.6 mi
Springs: 23
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Annie Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 9.1 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 23.4 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Dry Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottNW 322°2,636 m6.0 mi
Garfield PeakWNW 291°2,454 m9.7 mi
Llao RockNW 310°2,453 m12.7 mi
Applegate PeakWNW 291°2,450 m8.8 mi
CloudcapNW 317°2,444 m7.3 mi
The WatchmanWNW 298°2,442 m13.1 mi
Hillman PeakWNW 301°2,433 m13.2 mi
Williams CraterWNW 300°2,315 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3020:0820:51
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:3615:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357308899

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