Lava Butte
Lava Butte rises to 1,531 m in Oregon. North Paulina Peak stands 2,341 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Lands Visitor Center, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Lava Butte is a cinder cone in central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, and Sunriver in Deschutes County. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone is capped by a crater which extends about 60 feet (20 m) deep beneath its south rim, and 160 feet (50 m) deep from the 5,020-foot (1,530 m) summit on its north side. Lava Butte is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.
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Wikidata Q976435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,531 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 20.4 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 27.7 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Huntington Butte: 0.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Camp Abbot Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Luna Butte: 4.2 mi
- Klawhop Butte: 4.4 mi
- Fort Rock Park: 4.1 mi
- Paulina Park: 4.6 mi
- Besson Commons: 5.4 mi
- Mary McCallum Park: 5.6 mi
- Ponderosa Park: 6.0 mi
- Gilded River: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Bike: 7.8 mi
- "Chicken": 8.0 mi
- Sound Garden: 8.4 mi
- Mt. Bachelor Compass: 8.4 mi
- Benham Falls: 3.2 mi
- Dillon Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fall River Falls: 12.1 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 13.2 mi
- McKay Crossing Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cinder Cone Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument: 8.1 mi
- Pinewood Natural Area: 9.5 mi
- Larkspur Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: 10.5 mi
- Coyote Spring: 4.7 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 6.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.4 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bull Spring: 13.9 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 3.6 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 9.9 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 23.5 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Power lines cliff: 10.3 mi
- Look Out Point: 11.7 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 12.6 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 18.9 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 20.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Peace Statue: 10.3 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 10.5 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 3.4 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
- Paulina Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Millican: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Lava Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Paulina Peak | SSE 154° | 2,341 m | 13.0 mi |
| Galo Butte | SSE 155° | 2,272 m | 12.1 mi |
| Kawak Butte | SSE 157° | 2,246 m | 11.3 mi |
| Shoulder Butte | SSE 162° | 2,133 m | 11.0 mi |
| Deadfall Butte | SSE 162° | 2,103 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pilpil Butte | SE 145° | 2,078 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lowullo Butte | SE 139° | 2,062 m | 12.8 mi |
| Jackpine Butte | SSE 162° | 2,041 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunriver, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4328255423
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- Bend · 10 mi
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