Sweetgrass Butte
Sweetgrass Butte rises to 1,859 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49080491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1859 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 7.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 24.5 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Island Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Burgett Peak: 3.5 mi
- Fawn Peak: 3.7 mi
- Lamb Butte: 4.3 mi
- McLeod Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 14.3 mi
- Confluence Park: 14.4 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 14.6 mi
- Homestream Park: 14.8 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 15.0 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 6.9 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Prospect Point: 10.3 mi
- Recess Wall: 10.3 mi
- Nugget Wall: 10.4 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 7.6 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 16.9 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 18.8 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 23.3 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 14.4 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 14.7 mi
- Entro: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.1 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 15.1 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 22.3 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.3 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 22.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Sweetgrass Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | SW 220° | 2,730 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | SW 217° | 2,712 m | 14.0 mi |
| Silver Star Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,670 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Lago | NW 316° | 2,655 m | 15.3 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,653 m | 13.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | NW 309° | 2,612 m | 13.9 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | N 351° | 2,575 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lost Peak | NW 325° | 2,552 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:13 | 16:08 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546676
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 15 mi
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