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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 1,683 m in Washington. Star Peak stands 2,644 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oss Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49067125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1683 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.05236, -120.23147

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • Swaram Water Access: 10.2 mi
  • McFarland Water Access: 10.5 mi
  • Roses Lake Public Access: 11.0 mi
  • Willow Point Park: 11.1 mi
  • Burma Road Water Access Area: 11.6 mi
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chelan Coulees Preserve: 15.7 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.1 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 22.6 mi
  • Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area: 24.1 mi
  • Entiat National Fish Hatchery: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Lake Shores: 17.4 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 17.5 mi
  • Chelan Parasail: 17.5 mi
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 19.1 mi
  • Earthquake Point: 23.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 17.6 mi
  • Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Wells Dam Overlook Interpretive Center: 17.9 mi
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 22.0 mi
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Star PeakNNW 327°2,644 m16.4 mi
Mount BigelowNNW 334°2,574 m12.8 mi
Hoodoo PeakNNW 340°2,571 m14.7 mi
Martin PeakNNW 330°2,545 m10.9 mi
Switchback MountainNW 326°2,536 m10.3 mi
Courtney PeakNW 326°2,535 m17.4 mi
Pyramid MountainW 277°2,518 m15.6 mi
Finney PeakNW 316°2,459 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice05:0220:1621:05
September equinox06:4818:2019:01
December solstice07:4915:1716:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348974835

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