Helen Buttes
Helen Buttes rises to 1,586 m in Washington. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Diobsud Buttes, a peak 3.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Helen Buttes are two prominent summits near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. The buttes are located four miles northwest of Marblemount, Washington, in the Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness, on land administered by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Diobsud Buttes, 3.11 miles (5.01 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Helen Buttes drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.
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Wikidata Q49035854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1586 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 3.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 20.9 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint Dam · 11 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 21 mi
- Artist Point · 21 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Diobsud Buttes: 3.7 mi
- Logger Butte: 4.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Sauk Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Electric Butte: 5.6 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 5.4 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 7.6 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 9.4 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 8.1 mi
- Green Lake Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Green Lake Falls: 8.7 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 9.5 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 9.7 mi
- North Cascading: 6.1 mi
- Cascade Trail: 22.5 mi
- Cascade Trail: 22.8 mi
- Fortson Mill: 22.8 mi
- Cascade Trail: 23.1 mi
- Winnies Slide: 19.0 mi
- Park Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Lee Promontory: 20.4 mi
- Roman Wall: 20.5 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 23.4 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 24.8 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 11.3 mi
- Temple of Power: 13.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 12.0 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 14.1 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 12.0 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 13.8 mi
- Sauk City: 8.6 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Helen Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Peak | E 97° | 2,703 m | 17.0 mi |
| Marble Needle | E 94° | 2,560.6 m | 16.6 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | ENE 74° | 2,545 m | 17.3 mi |
| The Needle | ENE 73° | 2,485 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Terror | NNE 33° | 2,448 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Horseman | ENE 74° | 2,443 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Degenhardt | NE 34° | 2,421 m | 17.0 mi |
| Inspiration Peak | NE 35° | 2,353 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:23 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349003528
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 20 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 28 mi
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