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Snowshoe Butte

Snowshoe Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Snowshoe Butte rises to 1,274 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52819, -122.36114

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
Attractions: 31
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 13.0 mi
  • Annie Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 23.6 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 14.7 mi
  • Walch Wayside Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 22.2 mi
  • 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 22.2 mi
  • Old washing machine: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Snowshoe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinSSE 158°2,895 m6.2 mi
Pelican ButteE 95°2,440 m11.0 mi
Greylock MountainSE 137°2,348 m16.3 mi
Máalsi TipSSE 164°2,318 m6.2 mi
Devils PeakNE 43°2,300 m10.9 mi
Lee PeakNE 45°2,288.4 m11.1 mi
JupiterNE 40°2,256 m10.0 mi
Lucifer PeakNE 43°2,244 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3320:0820:51
September equinox06:5818:3119:08
December solstice07:3715:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495662706964544439
Precip in6.04.44.43.72.61.30.60.51.23.36.37.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prospect 2 SW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357315727

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