Kelly Butte
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Kelly Butte rises to 1,650 m in Washington. Silver Queen stands 2,129 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lester, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Kelly Butte is a 5,417-foot-elevation (1,651-meter) summit located in the southeast corner of King County in Washington state. It is set on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, and situated 3.1 mi (5.0 km) northwest of Colquhoun Peak and five miles west of the crest of the Cascade Range. Precipitation runoff from Kelly Butte drains into tributaries of the Green River. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above Rock Creek in one mile. Access is via the 1.7-mile Kelly Butte Trail which leads to a restored, historical fire lookout tower originally constructed in 1926 and occupying the summit. Flora along the trail includes lilies, bear grass, Indian paintbrush, penstemon, arnica, columbine, lupine, phlox, and huckleberry. This geographical feature's name has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49041087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1649.8 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 6.5 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 12.4 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colquhoun Peak: 3.1 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 5.6 mi
- Cristoff Peak: 5.9 mi
- Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 8.7 mi
- Dalles Creek Falls Lower: 8.8 mi
- Skookum Falls: 9.2 mi
- Snoquera Falls: 9.4 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 10.8 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 4.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 16.0 mi
- Lavender Lake Access Area: 17.3 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 18.8 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- The Dalles: 8.8 mi
- The Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Ghost Point: 16.9 mi
- Sunrise Point: 18.0 mi
- Osprey Wall: 18.6 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 11.1 mi
- Liberty Landing: 18.7 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 19.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Tubing Park: 17.0 mi
- Hex Mountain Trailhead: 20.3 mi
- Actual Cave: 20.6 mi
- Club Paradiso: 20.6 mi
- Amazonia: 20.6 mi
- Lester: 2.8 mi
- Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
- Weston: 4.4 mi
- Nagrom: 6.5 mi
- Martin: 11.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 9.2 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Easton Ponds: 15.8 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 21.5 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 22.4 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.7 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 23.2 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 22.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 22.2 mi
- Foal: 23.6 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 23.9 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 24.0 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 17.8 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 22.2 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 23.6 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 9.9 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 23.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.0 mi
- Canyon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Clover Spring: 24.7 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 20.5 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Kelly Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Queen | S 182° | 2,129 m | 16.7 mi |
| Marcus Peak | SSW 199° | 2,092 m | 16.9 mi |
| Norse Peak | S 173° | 2,090 m | 14.8 mi |
| Fifes Peaks | SSE 150° | 2,070.5 m | 15.7 mi |
| Northway Peak | S 182° | 2,065.3 m | 15.5 mi |
| Crown Point | S 175° | 1,937 m | 17.0 mi |
| Kahuna Peak | S 176° | 1,921 m | 13.8 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,907 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:27 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349018570
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 16 mi
- Mount Rainier National Park · 23 mi
- King County · 26 mi
- North Bend · 26 mi
- Snoqualmie · 29 mi
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