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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.

What the record says

Elevation
1844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34960, -120.85581

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Owen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainN 354°2,551 m10.2 mi
8295N 358°2,528 m10.9 mi
Peak 8272N 355°2,521 m10.4 mi
8134NNE 14°2,476 m14.0 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064NNE 15°2,458 m14.3 mi
Cougar PeakESE 104°2,413.711 m11.9 mi
Grizzly PeakESE 121°2,367.686 m12.9 mi
hill 7577NNE 14°2,309 m15.5 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 5080 °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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