McClellan Butte
McClellan Butte rises to 1,557 m in Washington. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Kent, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
McClellan Butte is a prominent peak in the Cascade Range in King County, Washington 11 miles east of North Bend. The McClellan Butte hiking trail is a difficult trail known as an alternative to Mount Si's crowded trail. Avalanches can occur in winter months. In March 2018, two snowshoers were caught in an avalanche but both survived.
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Wikidata Q6800305, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1557 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 1.5 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 1.5 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 9.8 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 2 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 2 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 2 mi
- J's Landing · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Kent: 1.2 mi
- Duchess of Kent: 1.8 mi
- Duke of Kent: 1.8 mi
- Machu Picchu: 2.2 mi
- Easter Island: 2.5 mi
- Weeks Falls: 2.1 mi
- Twin Falls (Upper): 4.4 mi
- Twin Falls (Lower): 4.4 mi
- Teneriffe Falls: 7.7 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 8.1 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 7.8 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 8.1 mi
- Torguson Park: 9.3 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 9.4 mi
- Si View Park: 9.5 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 7.2 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 7.2 mi
- Poet's Path: 12.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 12.6 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 12.6 mi
- Actual Cave: 3.4 mi
- Amazonia: 3.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 3.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 3.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 9.9 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 16.2 mi
- Crow Marsh Natural Area: 17.2 mi
- BN Peninsula Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 19.2 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 4.8 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 8.8 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 8.8 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 10.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 17.9 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 19.3 mi
- Legacy Garden: 19.6 mi
- Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 19.6 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Mine Creek: 5.1 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 7.3 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 9.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 11.7 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 12.7 mi
- Ghost Point: 8.1 mi
- Canopy Crag: 8.2 mi
- Family Wall: 8.2 mi
- World Wall: 8.8 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Tibbetts Beach: 23.4 mi
- Alexander Beach: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 6.7 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of McClellan Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | ENE 60° | 1,907.7 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chair Peak | ENE 63° | 1,902 m | 8.1 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | NE 37° | 1,800 m | 8.0 mi |
| Caroline Peak | NE 47° | 1,795 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | ENE 57° | 1,779 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bryant Peak | ENE 68° | 1,768.1 m | 8.1 mi |
| Granite Mountain | E 83° | 1,716 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Tooth | ENE 71° | 1,708.1 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
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 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 13.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1522865 — McClellan Butte, King County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349018424
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 10 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 10 mi
- King County · 11 mi
- Snoqualmie · 13 mi
- Issaquah · 22 mi
- Renton · 27 mi
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