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Fawn Butte

Fawn Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Fawn Butte rises to 725 m in Oregon. Rustler Peak stands 1,892 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Grotto, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49028650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.71124, -122.65726

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Springs: 13
  • Whiskey Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Bigfoot Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Boulder Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Buckley Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Abbott butte lookout: 16.9 mi
  • All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
  • 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 18.4 mi
  • Walch Wayside Memorial: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 22.9 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Fawn Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rustler PeakESE1,892 m16.9 mi
Abbott ButteNNE1,867 m16.9 mi
WhalebackNNE1,760 m13.7 mi
Quartz MountainNNE1,726 m15.3 mi
Butler ButteN1,679 m12.3 mi
Cougar ButteNNE1,643 m17.1 mi
Bald MountainNE1,614 m8.0 mi
Halls PointNE1,591 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3320:1020:53
September equinox06:5918:3219:10
December solstice07:3915:5516:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346505863717165544439
Precip in4.93.43.52.92.01.10.40.30.82.34.86.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost Creek DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1142034 — Fawn Butte, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357309243

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