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Mousehawk Butte

Mousehawk Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Mousehawk Butte rises to 1,379 m in Oregon. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rat Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1379 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50459, -121.53917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
Attractions: 28
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 17.9 mi
  • CABOOSE SP #4753: 18.0 mi
  • BURRO CRANE Model 30: 18.1 mi
  • FLAT CAR UP#913272: 18.1 mi
  • GONDOLA UP#908466: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Osprey: 19.7 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.2 mi
  • Castle Quad: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointSW 225°2,216 m9.4 mi
Yainax ButteSE 132°2,201.266 m18.5 mi
Swan Lake MountainSW 234°2,141.525 m9.7 mi
Saddle MountainW 274°2,090.014 m6.4 mi
Fuego MountainNNE 29°2,080 m10.6 mi
Edgewood MountainSW 236°2,038 m10.8 mi
Calimus ButteN 353°2,012 m8.9 mi
Modoc BenchmarkWSW 255°2,000.098 m15.1 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, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1146553 — Mousehawk Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312693

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