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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 17 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
2171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.24635, -121.45941

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 32
Springs: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 16.1 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 18.4 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 13.4 mi
  • Youngs Wetland (CLT): 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 17.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsSSW 206°3,743.4 m3.4 mi
The PinnacleSW 215°3,683 m3.5 mi
Pikers PeakSSW 200°3,553 m3.8 mi
The CastleSSW 199°3,487 m3.3 mi
Suksdorf RidgeSSW 191°2,865.7 m4.8 mi
The SpearheadS 177°2,538.37 m3.3 mi
South ButteS 190°2,375.9 m6.0 mi
Goat ButteSSE 148°2,256 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1520:1521:02
September equinox06:5418:2619:05
December solstice07:4715:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539465459676659483831

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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