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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. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER 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
1641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.71655, -121.85635

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
Historic sites: 20
  • Cascade Trail: 14.6 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 14.8 mi
  • American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 14.9 mi
  • Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 11
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 BakerNNE 25°3,287 m4.6 mi
Lahar LookoutNNE 27°3,069 m4.3 mi
Sherman PeakNNE 29°3,020 m4.0 mi
Colfax PeakN 9°2,851 m3.8 mi
Lincoln PeakN 358°2,695 m3.6 mi
The HourglassENE 56°2,419 m13.4 mi
Seward PeakN 357°2,385 m2.9 mi
Hadley PeakNNE 13°2,290.6 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 5080 °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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