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Sugarbowl Butte

Sugarbowl Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarbowl Butte rises to 900 m in Washington. Pikers Peak stands 3,553 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 23 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Klickitat County, Washington state, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49079165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.99179, -121.59203

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Big Cedars County Park: 13.4 mi
  • Underwood Park: 17.7 mi
  • Mamie and Francis Gaddis Park: 18.7 mi
  • Rheingarten Park: 18.8 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 55
Springs: 33
  • Bear Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Willard Spring: 11.9 mi
  • McCumber Spring: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 32
Nature reserves: 10
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 5.5 mi
  • Youngs Wetland (CLT): 19.5 mi
  • Starvation Creek State Park: 21.5 mi
  • Great Camas Patch: 22.0 mi
  • Logging Camp (CLT): 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 6
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 18.5 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Marina Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.3 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 10.7 mi
  • Wet Planet Rafting: 14.4 mi
  • The Henderson Monument: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Sugarbowl Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikers PeakNNE3,553 m14.9 mi
Suksdorf RidgeNNE2,866 m14.0 mi
South ButteNNE2,376 m12.9 mi
Little Mount AdamsNE2,065 m14.9 mi
The HumpN2,014 m14.3 mi
The BumperN1,978 m13.8 mi
Shorthorn ButteNNE1,898 m12.0 mi
Burnt RockN1,829 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1620:1521:01
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4615:3416:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539465459676659483831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348964479

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