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Stairstep Butte

Stairstep Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Stairstep Butte rises to 2,209 m in Oregon. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Creek Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 5.7 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

summit in Lake County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25849, -120.24440

82 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Springs: 13
  • Mud Creek Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Basin Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Fawn Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Hunters Spring: 14.1 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 14.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Swimming Pool City Park: 6.9 mi
  • McDonald City Park: 7.5 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 7.7 mi
  • Chandler State Wayside: 10.6 mi
  • Abert Rim Viewpoint: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 3
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 6.9 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • L: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fisher Hot Springs: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stairstep Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crane MountainS 179°2,577.4 m13.5 mi
Drake PeakENE 65°2,562.5 m6.8 mi
Light PeakENE 57°2,537.5 m5.8 mi
Mount BidwellS 169°2,529 m20.6 mi
Mount VidaS 177°2,500 m22.4 mi
Twelvemile PeakNE 43°2,482.3 m6.5 mi
Yellow MountainS 175°2,460 m20.3 mi
Cougar PeakW 280°2,413.711 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5920:42
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4716:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303339435159696758483830
Precip in1.91.61.41.51.40.80.30.20.61.01.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview 2 NNW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357288839

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