Peak · Oregon

Kokostick Butte

Kokostick Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Kokostick Butte rises to 1,873 m in Oregon. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blacktail Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 1.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1,873 m

Getting there

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Coordinates44.03150, -121.79809

1.2 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
11.2 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
14.9 mi off the West Cascades, National
28.4 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods

Overlooks nearby

Vista Butte Sno-Park · 10 mi
Three Sisters Viewpoint · 15 mi
Windy Point · 18 mi
Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 18 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

The House Rock: 1.4 mi
Kaleetan Butte: 1.4 mi
Koosah Mountain: 1.5 mi
Talapus Butte: 1.9 mi
Le Conte Crater: 1.9 mi

Parks

Mary McCallum Park: 19.6 mi
Jeannie B. Harris Wayside: 20.3 mi
Besson Commons: 20.7 mi
Fort Rock Park: 20.8 mi
Shevlin Park: 20.9 mi

Artworks39

Mountain Bike: 18.1 mi
"Chicken": 19.3 mi
Coyote: 21.3 mi
Sunrise Spirit Column: 22.0 mi
Orb I: 22.1 mi

Waterfalls25

Fall Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
Indian Hole Falls: 5.3 mi
Phoenix Falls: 8.9 mi
Howlaak Falls: 9.5 mi
Obsidian Falls: 9.5 mi

Springs18

Blacktail Spring: 0.5 mi
Soda Spring: 5.1 mi
Linton Spring: 7.2 mi
Wright Spring: 7.7 mi
Sister Springs: 9.5 mi

Nature reserves11

Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 12.7 mi
La Pine State Park: 22.0 mi
Cinder Cone Natural Area: 22.1 mi
Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 23.6 mi
Riley Ranch Nature Reserve: 23.6 mi

Attractions7

Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 16.4 mi
Constitution Grove: 19.1 mi
Kiwanis club: 21.7 mi
Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 23.2 mi

Cliffs6

Tam McArthur Rim: 8.6 mi
Lane Plateau: 8.8 mi
Obsidian Cliffs: 10.5 mi
Cougar Buttress: 12.4 mi
Power lines cliff: 16.4 mi

Picnic sites4

Beach Day Use Area: 4.7 mi
Olallie Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
Meadow Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 21.3 mi

Gardens3

Secret Garden: 16.7 mi
Sisters Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Miller's Landing Community Garden: 23.7 mi

Museums3

Sisters Museum: 21.8 mi
The High Desert Museum: 23.1 mi
Deschutes Historical Museum: 23.9 mi

Historic sites2

Veteran's Memorial: 24.1 mi
Peace Statue: 24.3 mi

Hot springs1

Bigelow Hot Spring: 19.3 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Kokostick Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Sister	NNE 16°	3,159 m	5.2 mi
North Sister	N 8°	3,075 m	9.4 mi
Middle Sister	N 5°	3,064 m	8.1 mi
Hodge Crest	NNE 20°	3,060 m	5.0 mi
Broken Top	NE 54°	2,796 m	6.1 mi
Mount Bachelor	ESE 123°	2,764 m	6.5 mi
Broken Hand	ENE 59°	2,556 m	6.9 mi
Ball Butte	ENE 68°	2,467 m	6.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:42	19:20
June solstice	05:25	20:10	20:54
September equinox	06:55	18:28	19:06
December solstice	07:40	15:45	16:33

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	37	39	43	49	57	62	68	68	61	49	41	36
Precip in	10.5	7.1	7.9	6.8	4.4	2.8	0.7	0.9	2.4	6.2	10.5	11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckenzie RVR RS, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357324298

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