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Hamilton Buttes

Hamilton Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Hamilton Buttes rises to 1,721 m in Washington. The Pinnacle stands 3,683 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1721 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.39012, -121.60620

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 10
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 20.6 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 18.6 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 21.0 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 22.1 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 22.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.7 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 17.2 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • White Pass Country Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Historic Packwood Station: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Hamilton Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleSSE 159°3,683 m13.8 mi
Gilbert PeakNE 54°2,494 m11.6 mi
Goat CitadelNE 52°2,439 m11.4 mi
Big HornNE 51°2,438 m11.2 mi
Ives PeakNE 44°2,414 m10.8 mi
Old Snowy MountainNE 41°2,408 m11.1 mi
Tieton PeakNE 50°2,367.7 m13.1 mi
Johnson PeakNNE 26°2,282 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1520:1621:03
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4815:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190275

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