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Logger Butte

Logger Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Logger Butte rises to 1,880 m in Washington. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Diobsud Buttes, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

Logger Butte is a 6,160-foot (1,878-metre) mountain summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is located north of Marblemount and Diobsud Buttes, on the shared boundary of North Cascades National Park and the Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness. The nearest higher peak is Electric Butte, 1.0 mi (1.6 km) to the north. Precipitation runoff from Logger Butte drains into tributaries of the Skagit River.

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Wikidata Q65064742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1880 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.63191, -121.48241

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 14
  • Pressentin County Park: 7.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 9.9 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Fisherman Access: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • North Cascading: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 24.4 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 11.0 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.5 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Logger Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanNNW 338°2,784 m14.8 mi
Nooksack TowerNNW 341°2,530 m14.9 mi
Mount ChallengerNNE 24°2,501 m15.5 mi
The NeedleE 89°2,485 m15.0 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakNNE 25°2,476 m14.9 mi
Mount FuryNNE 30°2,474 m14.4 mi
Mount TerrorNE 40°2,448 m12.9 mi
Phantom PeakNNE 26°2,443 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3719:19
June solstice05:0420:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2419:06
December solstice07:5715:1816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646559494137
Precip in12.88.18.75.53.52.91.61.74.09.213.711.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 7 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10030928728

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