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South Spectacle Butte

South Spectacle Butte, seen from above at true elevation

South Spectacle Butte rises to 2,558 m in Washington. Bonanza Peak stands 2,900 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is North Spectacle Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2558 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.12649, -120.75974

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
  • Copper Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • 10 Mile Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Monkey Bear Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lyman Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Crown Point Falls: 8.0 mi
Springs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 14.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of South Spectacle Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bonanza PeakNNW 328°2,900 m9.2 mi
Mount FernowNW 319°2,821 m3.3 mi
Seven Fingered JackWNW 303°2,750 m3.0 mi
Mount MaudeWNW 291°2,748 m2.2 mi
Copper PeakNNW 328°2,671 m3.9 mi
Fortress MountainWNW 286°2,643 m8.3 mi
Cardinal PeakESE 103°2,608 m7.0 mi
Buck MountainWSW 252°2,599 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0420:1921:08
September equinox06:5018:2219:03
December solstice07:5115:1816:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356547016

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