South Creek Butte
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
- 5.5 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 5.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.3 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 6 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mother Lode: 0.4 mi
- Crescent Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mystery Tarn Peak: 1.2 mi
- Banshee Peak: 1.8 mi
- South Pass Peak: 2.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Painted Rocks: 9.5 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 13.5 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 14.9 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 15.1 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 2.7 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 14.8 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 18.4 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 23.3 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 23.8 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 19.9 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 20.0 mi
- Entro: 23.2 mi
- The Garden: 8.4 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Holden Museum: 18.0 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 23.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | NE 43° | 2,730 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | NE 50° | 2,712 m | 7.5 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | N 10° | 2,670 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Snagtooth | N 9° | 2,552 m | 6.8 mi |
| Reynolds Peak | SSE 153° | 2,545 m | 4.7 mi |
| Big Kangaroo | N 358° | 2,538 m | 5.7 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | NE 56° | 2,523 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | S 178° | 2,482 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:16 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
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
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 14 mi
- Winthrop · 20 mi
- North Cascades · 29 mi
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