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Park Butte

Park Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Park Butte rises to 1,641 m in Washington. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Crag, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 12 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49059876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.71655, -121.85635

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 10.7 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 13.2 mi
  • Silo Park: 13.2 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Artworks: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Cascade Trail: 14.6 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 14.9 mi
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 15.0 mi
  • Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 19.9 mi
  • Bernard Swinehart Safe: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 16.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Public Access Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Park Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerNNE3,287 m4.6 mi
Lahar LookoutNNE3,069 m4.3 mi
Sherman PeakNNE3,020 m4.0 mi
Colfax PeakN2,851 m3.8 mi
Lincoln PeakN2,695 m3.6 mi
The HourglassENE2,419 m13.4 mi
Seward PeakN2,385 m2.9 mi
Hadley PeakNNE2,291 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0520:2521:15
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5815:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349028213

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