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Owen Butte

Owen Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Owen Butte rises to 1,844 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 26 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1,844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34960, -120.85581

108 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Springs: 36
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainN2,551 m10.2 mi
Peak 8272N2,521 m10.4 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE2,458 m14.3 mi
Cougar PeakESE2,414 m11.9 mi
Grizzly PeakESE2,368 m12.9 mi
hill 7577NNE2,309 m15.5 mi
Bald Butte 7536N2,297 m18.6 mi
Blue MountainESE2,289 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:2720:0220:44
September equinox06:5218:2519:02
December solstice07:3015:4916:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357285646

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