First Butte
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. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,674 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Ramsey Peak: 4.0 mi
- South Twentymile Peak: 4.3 mi
- Buck Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Spur Peak: 5.2 mi
- 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
- The Sweet Spot: 12.1 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Prospect Point: 19.5 mi
- Recess Wall: 19.5 mi
- Nugget Wall: 19.5 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 10.4 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 10.6 mi
- Entro: 17.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 15.8 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 18.3 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 23.6 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.5 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 17.2 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 17.5 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 17.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 17.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Craggy Peak | NW 315° | 2,575 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tiffany Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,512 m | 8.8 mi |
| West Craggy | NW 313° | 2,512 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NW 309° | 2,499 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | WNW 303° | 2,471 m | 14.3 mi |
| McLeod Mountain | WNW 295° | 2,457 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rock Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,430 m | 10.0 mi |
| Middle Tiffany Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,428 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:32 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:13 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544921
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 11 mi
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