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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. 185 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49075241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.22677, -121.36571

185 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Waterfalls: 37
Parks: 20
  • 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: 16
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Tubing Park: 12.7 mi
  • KBHR Set: 17.5 mi
  • Actual Cave: 20.7 mi
  • Amazonia: 20.7 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 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 25 miles of Snowshoe Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hibox MountainNNE1,996 m14.5 mi
Lookout MountainSE1,880 m13.6 mi
Mutton MountainSSW1,876 m14.7 mi
Lobox MountainNNE1,838 m14.2 mi
Noble KnobSSW1,832 m13.8 mi
Mount CliftySE1,826 m12.6 mi
Point 5870N1,789 m12.8 mi
Thorp MountainNE1,784 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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