Stairstep Butte
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
- 5.7 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 28.3 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
82 named places within 25 miles
- Black Cap: 5.7 mi
- Light Peak: 5.8 mi
- Fisk Hill: 5.9 mi
- Twelvemile Peak: 6.5 mi
- Drake Peak: 6.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Abert Rim: 11.7 mi
- Collins Rim: 14.9 mi
- Cub Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Abert Rim: 21.4 mi
- Coleman Rim: 23.7 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 6.9 mi
- Lake County Museum: 7.1 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 7.1 mi
- L: 6.1 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 19.6 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 22.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain | S 179° | 2,577.4 m | 13.5 mi |
| Drake Peak | ENE 65° | 2,562.5 m | 6.8 mi |
| Light Peak | ENE 57° | 2,537.5 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | S 169° | 2,529 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Vida | S 177° | 2,500 m | 22.4 mi |
| Twelvemile Peak | NE 43° | 2,482.3 m | 6.5 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | S 175° | 2,460 m | 20.3 mi |
| Cougar Peak | W 280° | 2,413.711 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:47 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakeview 2 NNW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357288839
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