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South Crested Butte

South Crested Butte, seen from above at true elevation

South Crested Butte rises to 1,627 m in Washington. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is North Crested Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

Wikidata Q49075784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,627 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.94650, -121.46372

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 36
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 10.0 mi
  • Reiter Foothills Park: 10.6 mi
  • Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 11.4 mi
  • Big Eddy River Access: 11.8 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Bus: 1.7 mi
  • Lodge: 4.2 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 4.3 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 8.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Monte Cristo: 4.2 mi
  • Cut Log: 17.8 mi
  • Caboose: 21.4 mi
  • Lewis Street River Access: 24.5 mi
  • Gala Events: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Moai: 9.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.5 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 9.5 mi
  • Lower Town Wall: 10.4 mi
  • Grassy Point: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 3
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 17.1 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 17.1 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of South Crested Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sloan PeakNE2,388 m8.7 mi
Kyes PeakENE2,220 m6.1 mi
Cadet PeakENE2,191 m5.9 mi
North Cadet PeakENE2,182 m6.1 mi
Columbia PeakENE2,175 m4.9 mi
Monte Cristo PeakENE2,140 m5.9 mi
Wilmans PeaksENE2,098 m4.9 mi
Foggy PeakNE2,076 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0720:2121:10
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:5415:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528622 — South Crested Butte, Snohomish County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356547081

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