Shale Butte
Shale Butte rises to 2,238 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucifer Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49072530, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,238 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 16.1 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- White Point Lookout · 19 mi
- Sinnott Memorial · 20 mi
- Phantom Ship Overlook · 20 mi
- Discovery Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lucifer Peak: 0.3 mi
- Jupiter: 0.8 mi
- Devils Peak: 0.8 mi
- Lee Peak: 1.0 mi
- Venus: 1.2 mi
- Jahn Spring: 2.4 mi
- Buckley Spring: 2.6 mi
- Boulder Spring: 2.7 mi
- Bigfoot Spring: 2.8 mi
- Ranger Springs: 3.9 mi
- Boston Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Bear Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Whitehorse Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Vidae Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Eagle Crags: 19.3 mi
- Crystal Creek County Park: 8.3 mi
- Aiken County Park: 12.8 mi
- Fort Klamath Park: 13.3 mi
- Fort Klamath Park Museum: 13.4 mi
- Jackson F Kimball State Park: 14.3 mi
- Bailey Falls: 3.3 mi
- Seven Lakes Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ranger Falls: 3.4 mi
- Red Blanket Falls: 11.1 mi
- Stuart Falls: 11.5 mi
- Rio Grande Caboose: 17.6 mi
- Mopac Caboose: 17.6 mi
- LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 17.7 mi
- Caboose SP 4755: 17.7 mi
- Weyco #101 Locomotive: 17.8 mi
- Annie Falls: 13.8 mi
- Annie Falls (and Udo's): 13.9 mi
- Lodgepole Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Goodbye Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Osprey: 17.5 mi
- Collier State Park Logging Museum: 17.3 mi
- Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station: 17.9 mi
- Crater Lake Lodge History: 19.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 17.4 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 23.8 mi
- Lady of the Woods: 18.8 mi
- Persist: 21.6 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Shale Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McLoughlin | SSW 200° | 2,895 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pelican Butte | SSE 155° | 2,440 m | 9.1 mi |
| Máalsi Tip | SSW 202° | 2,318 m | 14.3 mi |
| Union Peak | N 360° | 2,315 m | 13.7 mi |
| Devils Peak | NNE 32° | 2,300 m | 0.8 mi |
| Lee Peak | NE 54° | 2,288 m | 1.0 mi |
| Jupiter | NW 306° | 2,256 m | 0.8 mi |
| Lucifer Peak | NNW 339° | 2,244 m | 0.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:08 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:53 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiloquin 12 NW (fort Klamath), 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1149277 — Shale Butte, Klamath County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357315329
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 22 mi
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