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Horse Butte

Horse Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Butte rises to 1,495 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1495 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50959, -121.43834

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 27
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 22.9 mi
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 23.0 mi
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 23.1 mi
  • FLAT CAR UP#913272: 23.1 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 23.1 mi
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Osprey: 24.2 mi
  • Castle Quad: 24.9 mi
  • Castle Quad: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Last Chance Spring: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointWSW 239°2,216 m13.7 mi
Yainax ButteSE 146°2,201.266 m15.3 mi
Swan Lake MountainWSW 245°2,141.525 m14.4 mi
Saddle MountainW 270°2,090.014 m11.6 mi
Fuego MountainN 0°2,080 m9.0 mi
Edgewood MountainWSW 246°2,038 m15.5 mi
Calimus ButteNW 324°2,012 m10.5 mi
Modoc BenchmarkWSW 258°2,000.098 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0520:47
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1143739 — Horse Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357310495

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