Nelson Butte
Nelson Butte rises to 1,906 m in Washington. Oval Peak stands 2,665 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is South Navarre Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,906 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 29.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Navarre Peak: 1.9 mi
- North Navarre Peak: 2.8 mi
- Uno Peak: 3.0 mi
- Little Goat Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bryan Butte: 3.1 mi
- Bendtsen Public Access: 12.9 mi
- McFarland Water Access: 13.4 mi
- Swaram Water Access: 14.6 mi
- Carlton Swimming Hole: 14.7 mi
- Burma Road Water Access Area: 15.1 mi
- Handy Spring: 8.6 mi
- Halfway Spring: 11.9 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 13.2 mi
- Windy Camp Spring: 13.3 mi
- Stormy Spring: 14.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Domke Falls: 10.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.8 mi
- Bridal Falls: 13.3 mi
- McCrea Falls: 14.3 mi
- Entro: 21.1 mi
- Flower Dancing in the Wind: 22.8 mi
- Miles and Miles of Blues: 22.8 mi
- Fishing Rights: 22.8 mi
- Heavy Winds: 22.8 mi
- 1945 Lake Chelan School Bus Accident Memorial: 17.7 mi
- The China Ditch Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 20.7 mi
- Lucas Homestead: 22.6 mi
- Lady Of The Lake I Pilot House: 22.8 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 21.2 mi
- Holden Museum: 21.4 mi
- Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 21.9 mi
- Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 22.9 mi
- Wells Dam Overlook Interpretive Center: 23.4 mi
- Lake Shores: 22.5 mi
- Jet Skis Galore: 22.5 mi
- Chelan Parasail: 22.5 mi
- Tunnel Zip Lines: 23.3 mi
- Chelan Coulees Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 21.1 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 21.7 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Painted Rocks: 21.3 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 13.7 mi
- Minneapolis Beach: 19.4 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Nelson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oval Peak | NNW 343° | 2,665 m | 14.1 mi |
| Star Peak | NNW 339° | 2,644 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cardinal Peak | W 273° | 2,608 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | N 355° | 2,574 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hoodoo Peak | N 359° | 2,571 m | 11.0 mi |
| Emerald Peak | W 277° | 2,565 m | 13.6 mi |
| Saska Peak | W 276° | 2,560 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 280° | 2,546 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:17 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:17 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523612 — Nelson Butte, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348974553
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 27 mi
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