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South Creek Butte

South Creek Butte, seen from above at true elevation

South Creek Butte rises to 2,327 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mother Lode, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075783, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2327 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.43731, -120.61273

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
  • Patterson Lake Public Access: 17.0 mi
  • Mack Lloyd Park: 19.6 mi
  • Confluence Park: 19.8 mi
  • Homestream Park: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rainbow Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Green View Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 17.2 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • The Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 23.2 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.4 mi
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of South Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainNE 43°2,730 m7.4 mi
Gardner MountainNE 50°2,712 m7.5 mi
Silver Star MountainN 10°2,670 m7.8 mi
Big SnagtoothN 9°2,552 m6.8 mi
Reynolds PeakSSE 153°2,545 m4.7 mi
Big KangarooN 358°2,538 m5.7 mi
Abernathy PeakNE 56°2,523 m4.9 mi
Mount GibbsS 178°2,482 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0220:1921:08
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:5215:1616:11

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293238475662706960473529
Precip in6.83.73.61.41.10.80.50.51.03.76.77.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1526146 — South Creek Butte, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546496

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