Red Butte
Red Butte rises to 2,171 m in Washington. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the south-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Glaciate Butte, a peak 2.5 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Yakima County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,171 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Glaciate Butte: 2.5 mi
- Goat Butte: 3.1 mi
- The Spearhead: 3.3 mi
- The Castle: 3.3 mi
- Battlement Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.2 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Langfield Falls: 16.1 mi
- Little Goose Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Island Spring: 6.2 mi
- Rock Spring: 9.5 mi
- McCumber Spring: 14.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 17.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 5.2 mi
- Windy Point: 8.1 mi
- Miller Point: 10.1 mi
- Esel Point: 10.4 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 13.4 mi
- Youngs Wetland (CLT): 20.9 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 16.1 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 18.4 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 17.6 mi
- Natural Bridges: 22.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Adams | SSW 206° | 3,743 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 215° | 3,683 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pikers Peak | SSW 200° | 3,553 m | 3.8 mi |
| The Castle | SSW 199° | 3,487 m | 3.3 mi |
| Suksdorf Ridge | SSW 191° | 2,866 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Spearhead | S 177° | 2,538 m | 3.3 mi |
| South Butte | S 190° | 2,376 m | 6.0 mi |
| Goat Butte | SSE 148° | 2,256 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:15 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524924 — Red Butte, Yakima County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546219
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