Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte rises to 1,259 m in Oregon. Vista Butte stands 2,017 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrence Hardington Foley, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cascade Lakes passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Extinct volcano located in Bend, Oregon.
Wikidata Q2095166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,259 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 21.0 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 17 mi
- Windy Point · 29 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Goodrich Pasture Park: 0.6 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.7 mi
- Hollinshead Park: 0.7 mi
- Juniper Park: 0.7 mi
- Overturf Butte: 2.9 mi
- Tumalo Butte: 4.9 mi
- Sunset Hill: 5.0 mi
- Horse Butte: 6.3 mi
- Laidlaw Butte: 7.1 mi
- Grizzly: 0.6 mi
- Evolution: 0.6 mi
- Might of the Work Force: 1.1 mi
- Bend Gate: 1.3 mi
- Dancing for Flossie: 1.4 mi
- Look Out Point: 4.8 mi
- Power lines cliff: 9.2 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 13.3 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 18.2 mi
- Southern Tip: 21.7 mi
- Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint: 0.1 mi
- Larkspur Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- Pinewood Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Magill's Landing Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Awbrey Falls: 9.3 mi
- Dillon Falls: 9.6 mi
- Benham Falls: 10.6 mi
- Tumalo Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cline Falls: 14.5 mi
- Bull Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.8 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 12.2 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 12.6 mi
- Farewell Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 1.0 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 7.0 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 13.0 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 9.9 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Bivouac tables: 21.9 mi
- Upper Lone Pine Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Greenwood Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 0.0 mi
- Peace Statue: 1.4 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 7.2 mi
- Sisters Museum: 20.7 mi
- Millican: 22.0 mi
- Paulina Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Pilot Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Butte | WSW 253° | 2,017 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bearwallow Butte | W 275° | 1,967 m | 13.4 mi |
| Kwinnum Butte | S 174° | 1,964 m | 17.9 mi |
| Triangle Hill | WNW 282° | 1,950 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bosbosli Butte | S 172° | 1,877 m | 15.9 mi |
| Kapka Butte | WSW 250° | 1,877 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mokst Butte | S 180° | 1,869 m | 15.5 mi |
| Lockit Butte | S 175° | 1,869 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bend, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357313470
Day trips start here
- Bend · 1 mi
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