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Pothole Butte

Pothole Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pothole Butte rises to 1,842 m in Oregon. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Scout Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 4.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1842 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.95069, -121.94364

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 13
Parks: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 12.7 mi
  • Annie Falls: 12.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 10.4 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 17.3 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Pothole Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThielsenNNW 336°2,799.4 m15.3 mi
Mount ScottWSW 243°2,636 m4.1 mi
Howlock MountainNNW 344°2,546.299 m17.4 mi
Garfield PeakWSW 251°2,454 m9.6 mi
Llao RockW 279°2,453 m9.8 mi
Applegate PeakWSW 247°2,450 m8.9 mi
CloudcapWSW 255°2,444 m5.1 mi
The WatchmanW 267°2,442 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3020:0820:51
September equinox06:5618:2919:07
December solstice07:3715:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1147939 — Pothole Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357313745

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