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First Butte

First Butte, seen from above at true elevation

First Butte rises to 1,674 m in Washington. Big Craggy Peak stands 2,575 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1674 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.61917, -120.10881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Cougar Lake Public Access: 9.9 mi
  • Confluence Park: 10.4 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 10.5 mi
  • Homestream Park: 10.6 mi
  • Heckendorn Park: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bighorn Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 17.2 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 17.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of First Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Craggy PeakNW 315°2,575 m14.1 mi
Tiffany MountainENE 67°2,512.2 m8.8 mi
West CraggyNW 313°2,512 m14.6 mi
Sherman PeakNW 309°2,499 m12.7 mi
Sunrise PeakWNW 303°2,471 m14.3 mi
McLeod MountainWNW 295°2,457 m13.9 mi
Rock MountainENE 61°2,429.6 m10.0 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainENE 65°2,428.3 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice04:5920:1821:07
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:5115:1316:08

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232838475561686859463322
Precip in2.11.31.20.81.11.10.70.40.41.42.02.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544921

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