Russian Butte
Russian Butte rises to 1,494 m in Washington. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Revolution Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Russian Butte is a double-peak summit located in King County of Washington state. It is located at the western edge of the Cascade Range on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from Russian Butte drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River. Russian Butte is more notable for its large, steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 4,300 feet (1,311 meters) above the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in 1.5 mile (2.4 km). The nearest higher officially named peak is Preacher Mountain, 3.29 miles (5.29 km) to the east. Little Comrade is a small peak one-half mile to the south-southwest of Russian Butte.
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Wikidata Q49070426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1494 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 4.7 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 4.7 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 9.1 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 4 mi
- Little Balcony · 4 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Olallie Knob · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Revolution Peak: 1.6 mi
- The Pulpit: 2.5 mi
- Mailbox Peak: 3.2 mi
- Dirtybox Peak: 3.3 mi
- Preacher Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lower Big Blowout Falls: 2.9 mi
- Big Blowout Falls: 3.0 mi
- Switchback Falls: 3.1 mi
- Vortex Falls: 3.2 mi
- Raven Falls: 3.2 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 7.6 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 7.7 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 8.6 mi
- Torguson Park: 8.8 mi
- Si View Park: 9.0 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 9.8 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 9.8 mi
- Poet's Path: 11.2 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 11.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 11.2 mi
- Amazonia: 5.5 mi
- Actual Cave: 5.6 mi
- Club Paradiso: 5.6 mi
- Semi Wall: 5.6 mi
- Tubing Park: 10.3 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 13.7 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 14.7 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 16.8 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 4.6 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 7.0 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 7.0 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 9.3 mi
- George W. Swenson Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Sunset Walk Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 20.4 mi
- Westridge Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 20.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 21.1 mi
- Mine Creek: 3.5 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 4.7 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 3.0 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 4.1 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 4.2 mi
- Spouse Wall: 5.0 mi
- Canopy Crag: 7.5 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 9.7 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 9.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 10.6 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 11.2 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Alexander Beach: 22.8 mi
- Tibbetts Beach: 22.9 mi
- Canyon Spring: 9.6 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Russian Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | ESE 114° | 1,907.7 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chair Peak | ESE 113° | 1,902 m | 6.3 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | E 86° | 1,800 m | 3.3 mi |
| Caroline Peak | ESE 104° | 1,795 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | ESE 109° | 1,779 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bryant Peak | ESE 117° | 1,768.1 m | 6.8 mi |
| Treen Peak | NE 50° | 1,757 m | 7.3 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SE 137° | 1,716 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
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 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 13.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546314
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 9 mi
- Snoqualmie · 11 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 11 mi
- King County · 12 mi
- Issaquah · 21 mi
- Redmond · 28 mi
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