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Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Butte rises to 1,224 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleeping Beauty, a peak 1.8 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Skamania County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49035566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.08429, -121.61342

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
Springs: 17
  • Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Island Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Willard Spring: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 5.0 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.4 mi
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 13.1 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 20.8 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 6
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 7.3 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 19.3 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
  • Big Cedars County Park: 19.6 mi
  • Underwood Park: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 4.3 mi
  • Youngs Wetland (CLT): 21.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Military Veterans Memorial: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Haystack Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsNE 36°3,743.4 m10.0 mi
The PinnacleNNE 33°3,683 m9.9 mi
Pikers PeakNE 38°3,553 m9.8 mi
The CastleNE 38°3,487 m10.3 mi
Suksdorf RidgeNE 45°2,865.7 m9.1 mi
The SpearheadNE 43°2,538.37 m10.9 mi
South ButteNE 50°2,375.9 m8.3 mi
Goat ButteNE 46°2,256 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1620:1621:02
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4715:3416:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539465459676659483831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545192

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