Nelson Butte
Nelson Butte rises to 2,160 m in Washington. Mount Aix stands 2,367 m to the southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Ridge, a peak 2.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Yakima County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,160 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Tieton Dam · 12 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 13 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nelson Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Mount Aix: 3.1 mi
- Meeks Table: 4.0 mi
- Timberwolf Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Old Scab Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 8.1 mi
- Union Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Wildcat Post Piles: 11.0 mi
- Lava Point: 11.3 mi
- Devils Slide: 14.1 mi
- The Cave: 15.6 mi
- Windy Point: 16.3 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Jim Sprick Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 14.2 mi
- Tim Ponds Water Access: 20.3 mi
- Tieton Town Square: 22.8 mi
- Clover Spring: 3.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 7.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 13.8 mi
- Log Spring: 14.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.6 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 15.0 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Black Canyon Cabin: 24.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 24.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 17.0 mi
- The Trident: 24.7 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 11.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Nelson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aix | SW 231° | 2,367 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bismarck Peak | SW 219° | 2,312 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nelson Ridge | WNW 290° | 2,223 m | 2.6 mi |
| Silver King | WNW 294° | 2,133 m | 15.5 mi |
| Silver Queen | WNW 297° | 2,129 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chinook Peak | WNW 289° | 2,104 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Throne | WNW 295° | 2,091 m | 15.8 mi |
| Norse Peak | NW 308° | 2,090 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:28 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1523611 — Nelson Butte, Yakima County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356545943
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 24 mi
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