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Rock Creek Butte

Rock Creek Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. Historic Columbia River passes 11 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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
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
Peaks
Artworks: 34
Springs: 30
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Red Bluffs: 2.2 mi
  • Waespe Point: 12.8 mi
  • Cape Horn: 17.2 mi
  • Farside: 17.5 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 7
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
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.8 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Rock Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE1,504 m12.1 mi
Green Point MountainSE1,444 m11.2 mi
Chinidere MountainSSE1,416 m12.1 mi
Tomlike MountainSE1,387 m11.1 mi
Tanner ButteS1,355 m12.0 mi
Green Lookout MountainNW1,307 m12.4 mi
Twin RocksNW1,295 m11.9 mi
Lookout MountainWNW1,287 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:20
June solstice05:1920:1621:02
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4715:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145515763686964544538

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

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