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Round Butte

Round Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Round Butte rises to 1,503 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Paddock Camp, a park 2.4 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America; geonames ID = 5749453

Wikidata Q49069555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48932, -121.00276

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rodeo Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Gearhart Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Peak 8272: 6.6 mi
  • Haystack Rock: 7.2 mi
  • 8295: 7.3 mi
Springs: 43
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Round Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainE 86°2,551 m6.4 mi
8295E 80°2,528 m7.3 mi
Peak 8272E 83°2,521 m6.6 mi
8134ENE 70°2,476 m11.6 mi
Dead Horse Rim 8064ENE 69°2,458 m12.0 mi
Cougar PeakESE 123°2,413.711 m22.8 mi
Slide MountainNE 47°2,366 m19.4 mi
hill 7577ENE 64°2,309 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2820:0320:46
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3115:4916:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640455359676659483730

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1148757 — Round Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357314823

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