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Snake Den Butte

Snake Den Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Den Butte rises to 1,513 m in Oregon. Pueblo Mountain stands 2,631 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pueblo Foothills Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 7.2 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1513 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16929, -118.61774

87 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 2
  • Roux Place: 5.7 mi
  • Starr Homestead: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Warm Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Bog Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Borax Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Den Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pueblo MountainSSW 199°2,631 m5.1 mi
Trident PeakSSE 151°2,516 m21.1 mi
BlackieESE 116°2,500 m22.3 mi
House Creek ButteSSE 151°2,459 m23.4 mi
Mahogany MountainS 184°2,404 m24.7 mi
Black Diamond PeakSSE 147°2,371 m21.0 mi
Catlow PeakESE 122°2,326 m18.0 mi
Granite MountainSE 141°2,302 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1919:5220:35
September equinox06:4318:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:4116:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542475663747263513830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1157374 — Snake Den Butte, Harney County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357322797

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