Sandy Butte
Sandy Butte rises to 1,844 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49071351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,844 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McKinney Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Storey Peak: 3.0 mi
- North Gardner Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Gardner Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Flagg Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 11.2 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 12.9 mi
- Confluence Park: 13.1 mi
- Homestream Park: 13.5 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 13.7 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 3.9 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Prospect Point: 8.4 mi
- Recess Wall: 8.4 mi
- Nugget Wall: 8.4 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 8.7 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 14.4 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 20.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 18.7 mi
- Green View Falls: 21.2 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 13.1 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 13.3 mi
- Entro: 19.9 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 19.3 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 19.6 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 19.9 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Sandy Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | SW 224° | 2,730 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,712 m | 3.9 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | W 265° | 2,670 m | 6.5 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,653 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tower Mountain | W 281° | 2,574 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | WSW 257° | 2,552 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | WSW 253° | 2,538 m | 8.3 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | SW 214° | 2,523 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:15 | 16:09 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546343
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 13 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 22 mi
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