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Horton Butte

Horton Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Horton Butte rises to 2,079 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.23847, -120.52176

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
  • Domke Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 10.9 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Copper Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
Parks: 15
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
  • Bendtsen Public Access: 18.3 mi
  • Carlton Swimming Hole: 18.6 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 20.0 mi
  • Twisp River Burgar Street Access Point: 20.3 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 20.3 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 19.8 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Horton Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oval PeakNE 53°2,665 m5.6 mi
Star PeakE 79°2,644 m4.4 mi
Cardinal PeakSSW 204°2,608 m10.3 mi
Mount BigelowE 100°2,574 m7.9 mi
Hoodoo PeakE 84°2,571 m8.3 mi
Emerald PeakSSW 210°2,565 m9.9 mi
Saska PeakSSW 213°2,560 m10.4 mi
Devore PeakWNW 283°2,554 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1821:07
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5115:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545259

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