Sawtooth Mountain
Sawtooth Mountain rises to 1,632 m in Washington. South Butte stands 2,376 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Fields Interpretive Site, a attraction 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 11 miles off.
The story
Sawtooth Mountain is a shield volcano, and part of the polygenetic Indian Heaven Volcanic Field in Washington, United States. It is located midway between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams, and dates from the Pleistocene and Holocene. Sawtooth Mountain is the third highest point at 5,354 feet (1,632 m)in this region. The mountain forms a series of welded volcanic rock spires, an eroded remnant of an ancient shield volcano. Sawtooth Mountain is the third highest point in the Indian Heaven Wilderness Area. While Sawtooth Mountain is not the highest, its craggy appearance makes it one of the most namesake peaks in the Indian Heaven Volcanic Field.
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Wikidata Q14713886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1631.6 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
- 24.4 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 25.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE
- 28.5 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Puppy Dog viewpoint · 25 mi
- Loowit Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Mitchell Point Overlook · 26 mi
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird Mountain: 2.2 mi
- East Twin Butte: 3.0 mi
- West Twin Butte: 3.3 mi
- Lone Butte: 3.4 mi
- Pataniks Pushtye: 3.6 mi
- Langfield Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cultus Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Little Goose Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Little Goose Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Tribulation Falls: 5.2 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 1.3 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 3.2 mi
- Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 11.8 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 16.5 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 16.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.4 mi
- Bear Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
- Island Spring: 19.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 11.9 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 12.6 mi
- Wind River Natural Area: 19.2 mi
- Big Cedars County Park: 19.6 mi
- Breezy Point: 9.4 mi
- Point 3670: 10.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 15.8 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 20.8 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 11.6 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 24.6 mi
- Natural Bridges: 9.3 mi
- Gilmer: 20.1 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Sawtooth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Butte | ENE 66° | 2,375.9 m | 15.3 mi |
| The Hump | NE 49° | 2,014.12 m | 13.3 mi |
| The Bumper | NE 51° | 1,978.15 m | 13.1 mi |
| Shorthorn Butte | ENE 62° | 1,898 m | 13.4 mi |
| Burnt Rock | NE 44° | 1,829 m | 13.5 mi |
| Lemei Rock | S 171° | 1,805.9 m | 3.6 mi |
| Craggy Peak | NNW 343° | 1,745 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bird Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,739.2 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:34 | 16:25 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546351
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 22 mi
- Stevenson · 26 mi
- Cascade Locks · 28 mi
- Hood River · 28 mi
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