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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. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN 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
1627 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: 14
  • Bus: 1.7 mi
  • Lodge: 4.2 mi
  • Ore Concentrator: 4.3 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 8.7 mi
  • Mackinaw Shelter: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Moai: 9.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.5 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 9.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 9.7 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
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 17.1 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 17.1 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 17.2 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 PeakNE 41°2,388 m8.7 mi
Kyes PeakENE 78°2,220 m6.1 mi
Cadet PeakENE 63°2,191 m5.9 mi
North Cadet PeakENE 60°2,182 m6.1 mi
Columbia PeakENE 78°2,175 m4.9 mi
Monte Cristo PeakENE 73°2,140 m5.9 mi
Wilmans PeaksENE 69°2,098 m4.9 mi
Foggy PeakNE 52°2,076 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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