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Spiral Butte

Spiral Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Spiral Butte rises to 1,601 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clear Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

Spiral Butte is a cinder cone in Yakima County, Washington in the United States. The summit and most of the slopes are located within the William O. Douglas Wilderness of the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest between White Pass and Rimrock Lake. Historically the mountain has also been referred to as Big Peak. The present name stems from its orientation with a lava flow extending north out of the cone before spiraling east and then south. US 12 runs along the southern slope of the butte.

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Wikidata Q49076406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1601 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.66485, -121.35487

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 56
  • Clear Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Laval Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Fish Ladder Falls: 8.0 mi
  • South Fork Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Grant Purcell Falls: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • White Pass Day Use: 1.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wild Rose Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 11.6 mi
  • The Trident: 23.6 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 24.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.7 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 23.1 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Spiral Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSSW 192°2,494 m12.4 mi
Goat CitadelSSW 194°2,439 m12.4 mi
Big HornSSW 195°2,438 m12.3 mi
Ives PeakSSW 202°2,414 m12.1 mi
Old Snowy MountainSSW 204°2,408 m11.6 mi
Tieton PeakS 190°2,367.7 m10.7 mi
Mount AixNNE 28°2,367 m10.1 mi
Bismarck PeakNNE 29°2,311.9 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1320:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4815:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348819845

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