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Tap Horn Butte

Tap Horn Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Tap Horn Butte rises to 1,162 m in Oregon. Baldy stands 1,793 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

summit in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.75958, -120.13418

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Table Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Kentucky Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Camel Hump: 3.2 mi
  • Heidtmann Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Tittie Butte: 3.9 mi
Springs: 23
  • Stovepipe Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Sandrock Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Sandrock Springs: 15.4 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Nelson Spring: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Shelton Wayside County Park: 9.7 mi
  • Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park: 9.9 mi
  • Bear Hollow County Park: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 10.9 mi
  • Lower Burnt Ranch Recreation Site: 11.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wheeler Court House Park: 17.0 mi
  • Spray Riverfront Park: 17.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Clarno Arch: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Bandit Springs Rest Area: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Tap Horn Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaldySE 131°1,793 m10.7 mi
Keyes MountainSSE 157°1,745.59 m12.4 mi
Flock MountainSSE 153°1,675.486 m12.1 mi
Monroe RoughsSSE 153°1,635.557 m11.7 mi
Iron MountainESE 112°1,587 m11.8 mi
Toney ButteSSE 150°1,556.309 m8.0 mi
Rancheria RockN 359°1,496.3 m9.6 mi
Corral MountainN 8°1,478.28 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:13
June solstice05:1620:0620:51
September equinox06:4818:2119:00
December solstice07:3615:3516:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455258676760504033
Precip in1.21.11.21.71.91.40.50.50.51.21.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell 2 E, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357288848

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