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Snowshoe Butte

Snowshoe Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Snowshoe Butte rises to 1,562 m in Washington. Hibox Mountain stands 1,996 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpaw Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.22677, -121.36571

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 38
Parks: 21
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 8.9 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 11.1 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 11.5 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 14.0 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Tubing Park: 12.7 mi
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 13.3 mi
  • KBHR Set: 17.5 mi
  • Actual Cave: 20.7 mi
  • Amazonia: 20.7 mi
Museums: 6
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 19.5 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lanigan Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 16.5 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Snowshoe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hibox MountainNNE 12°1,996 m14.5 mi
Lookout MountainSE 125°1,880 m13.6 mi
Mutton MountainSSW 201°1,876.3 m14.7 mi
Lobox MountainNNE 16°1,838 m14.2 mi
Noble KnobSSW 206°1,832.2 m13.8 mi
Mount CliftySE 131°1,826 m12.6 mi
Point 5870N 4°1,789 m12.8 mi
Thorp MountainNE 36°1,784 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1020:1821:06
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:5015:2616:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4102373330

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