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. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1673 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 3.8 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 3.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 9.4 mi off the JCT SR 90 VIC CLE ELUM TO JCT SR 97 VIC VIRDEN
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Mount Margaret · 20 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 23 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 23 mi
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
- Douglas A. Munro: 7.4 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
- Martin: 14.0 mi
- Weston: 15.4 mi
- Lester: 19.3 mi
- Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Rockdale: 24.1 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
- KBHR Set: 7.3 mi
- Hex Mountain Trailhead: 10.2 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 21.6 mi
- Tubing Park: 23.5 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
- 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 17.7 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° | 2,070.5 m | 15.9 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,964 m | 17.0 mi |
| Goat Peak | SSW 210° | 1,943 m | 16.2 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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