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Mowich Butte

Mowich Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Mowich Butte rises to 1,071 m in Washington. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sedum Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 13 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Skamania County, Washington state, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49055447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,071 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.79987, -122.03089

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wind River Natural Area: 3.5 mi
  • Wind River Arboretum: 4.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 10.0 mi
  • Gateway Park: 10.2 mi
  • Walnut Park: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Sedum Point: 2.4 mi
  • Green Knob: 2.8 mi
  • Trout Creek Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Little Lookout Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 3.5 mi
Springs: 19
  • Summit Spring: 7.8 mi
  • East Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Red Bluffs: 7.2 mi
  • Waespe Point: 15.0 mi
  • Point 3670: 16.8 mi
  • Cape Horn: 17.8 mi
  • Farside: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Museums: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Home Valley Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 21.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 10.6 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 21.4 mi
  • Westside Community Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mowich Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainWSW1,337 m10.7 mi
Timbered PeakN1,335 m11.6 mi
Bare MountainNNW1,329 m7.9 mi
Green Lookout MountainNW1,307 m6.1 mi
Calamity PeakNNW1,306 m9.3 mi
Sister RocksN1,299 m9.3 mi
Twin RocksNNW1,295 m5.8 mi
Lookout MountainW1,287 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1920:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4715:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465459656559494033
Precip in14.511.39.86.13.32.20.50.82.88.113.815.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356545920

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