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Sweetgrass Butte

Sweetgrass Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.66903, -120.30454

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cedar Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Aaron Johnson Park: 22.3 mi
  • Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 22.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Gardner MountainSW 220°2,730 m13.9 mi
Gardner MountainSW 217°2,712 m14.0 mi
Silver Star MountainWSW 237°2,670 m15.3 mi
Mount LagoNW 316°2,655 m15.3 mi
Robinson MountainWNW 288°2,653 m13.0 mi
Monument PeakNW 309°2,612 m13.9 mi
Big Craggy PeakN 351°2,575 m6.6 mi
Lost PeakNW 325°2,552 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:14
June solstice04:5920:1921:08
September equinox06:4918:1919:01
December solstice07:5215:1316:08

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232836455562706959453222
Precip in3.62.42.01.01.11.00.60.50.82.13.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazama, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546676

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