Hicks Butte
Hicks Butte rises to 1,673 m in Washington. Fifes Peaks stands 2,071 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 3.8 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,673 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 10.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Mount Margaret · 20 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 23 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 23 mi
139 named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Clifty: 4.2 mi
- Mole Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Goat Peak East: 5.6 mi
- Lavender Lake Access Area: 5.5 mi
- Washington State Horse Park: 6.1 mi
- Dawson Park: 6.7 mi
- South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 7.1 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.2 mi
- Liberty Landing: 5.0 mi
- Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 7.1 mi
- The Roundhouse: 7.1 mi
- Coal Miners Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 8.2 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 14.2 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Union Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Rocky Run Falls: 21.0 mi
- Laura Falls: 21.1 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 7.1 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 8.1 mi
- Telephone Museum: 8.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 24.3 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 10.5 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 24.4 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 11.7 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 11.7 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 11.9 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 6.0 mi
- Easton Ponds: 7.2 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 20.3 mi
- KBHR Set: 7.3 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 21.6 mi
- Tubing Park: 23.5 mi
- Osborn Point: 9.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 12.9 mi
- The Dalles: 23.1 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hicks Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifes Peaks | SW 222° | 2,071 m | 15.9 mi |
| Old Scab Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,995 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,964 m | 17.0 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | S 171° | 1,919 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SW 217° | 1,880 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 191° | 1,858 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Clifty | SW 232° | 1,826 m | 4.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 352° | 1,792 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:17 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Easton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1520742 — Hicks Butte, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348771763
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 22 mi
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