Peak · Washington
Rock Creek Butte
Rock Creek Butte rises to 584 m in Washington. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluffs, a cliff 2.2 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Skamania County, Washington, United States
Wikidata Q49068853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 584 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.73901, -121.93591
- 4.0 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 10.5 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 19.7 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 20.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Point · 7 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Greenleaf Peak: 2.3 mi
- Green Knob: 3.9 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sedum Point: 4.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Steep Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Rock Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Rock Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Greenleaf Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Rock Creek Park: 3.8 mi
- Gateway Park: 4.0 mi
- Walnut Park: 4.0 mi
- Wind River Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Stevenson Waterfront: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 5.4 mi
- Fort Raines: 6.0 mi
- Win S. Acton: 7.2 mi
- Hadley Grove: 8.3 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 10.5 mi
Springs: 37
- East Spring: 5.7 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 7.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.4 mi
- Tanner Spring: 12.6 mi
- Summit Spring: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 34
- Running Free: 7.3 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 20.0 mi
- Hood River Housing: 20.1 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 20.2 mi
- Wisdom of Decay: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Red Bluffs: 2.2 mi
- Red Bluffs: 2.6 mi
- Red Bluffs: 2.8 mi
- Waespe Point: 12.8 mi
- Cape Horn: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Great Camas Patch: 5.9 mi
- Pierce Island: 8.8 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 12.4 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 23.2 mi
- Moulton Falls Regional Park: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 3.9 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 5.1 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 5.7 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 7.4 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 8
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 21.1 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 7
- Home Valley Beach: 7.9 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 19.9 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 20.6 mi
- Marina Beach: 20.8 mi
- Koberg Beach: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 6.7 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 19.5 mi
- The History Museum: 20.8 mi
- Hutson Museum: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Dodson: 10.4 mi
- Bridal Veil: 16.9 mi
- Latourell: 19.3 mi
- Gilmer: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Ed's Trail Arch: 14.8 mi
- Natural Bridges: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Rock Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | ESE 121° | 1,504 m | 12.1 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | SE 135° | 1,443.8 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,416 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | SE 144° | 1,387 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tanner Butte | S 173° | 1,355 m | 12.0 mi |
| Soda Peaks | NNW 330° | 1,351 m | 11.5 mi |
| Twin Rocks | NW 319° | 1,340 m | 12.2 mi |
| Green Lookout Mountain | NW 313° | 1,307 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1512612 — Rock Creek Butte, Skamania County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348198904
Day trips start here
- Stevenson · 4 mi
- Cascade Locks · 5 mi
- Hood River · 20 mi
- Mount Hood · 23 mi
- Washougal · 23 mi
- Camas · 25 mi
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