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Magpie Butte

Magpie Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Magpie Butte rises to 1,361 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mousehawk Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 24 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49047441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,361 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50014, -121.53862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Attractions: 9
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 18.2 mi
  • SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 18.2 mi
  • CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 18.2 mi
  • Weyco #101 Locomotive: 18.3 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Osprey: 19.9 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Magpie Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointSW2,216 m9.2 mi
Yainax ButteSE2,201 m18.3 mi
Swan Lake MountainSW2,142 m9.6 mi
Saddle MountainW2,090 m6.5 mi
Fuego MountainNNE2,080 m10.9 mi
Edgewood MountainWSW2,038 m10.7 mi
Calimus ButteN2,012 m9.2 mi
Modoc BenchmarkWSW2,000 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:19
June solstice05:3020:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1145735 — Magpie Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312138

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