The Butte
The Butte rises to 1,672 m in Oregon. Steens Mountain stands 2,968 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. East Steens passes 1.5 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Harney County, Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,672 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the East Steens
- 11.3 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 13.1 mi off the Steens Loop
Overlooks nearby
- East Rim Overlook · 14 mi
- Big Indian Overlook · 14 mi
- Little Blitzen Overlook · 14 mi
- Kiger Gorge Overlook · 17 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Serrano Point: 3.7 mi
- Whisky Hill: 3.8 mi
- The Peaks: 6.8 mi
- Skull Creek Butte: 7.8 mi
- West Point: 8.6 mi
- Belzar Spring: 4.8 mi
- Frog Springs: 6.1 mi
- Rincon Springs: 17.4 mi
- Bear Dog Spring: 18.2 mi
- Desert Bog Spring: 19.3 mi
- Alvord Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- Borax Hot Springs: 10.1 mi
- Mickey Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
- Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 6.1 mi
- Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area: 22.3 mi
- Tule Springs Rims: 10.3 mi
- Catlow Rim: 11.0 mi
- Starr Homestead: 17.9 mi
- Roux Place: 19.5 mi
- Mickey Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
- Mann Lake Recreation Site: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steens Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,968 m | 11.9 mi |
| Devine Rock | NNE 23° | 2,372 m | 13.2 mi |
| Alvord Peak | SSW 200° | 2,174 m | 9.1 mi |
| The Peaks | SSW 206° | 2,137 m | 6.8 mi |
| Square Mountain | SW 229° | 1,938 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mickey Butte | NE 42° | 1,917 m | 22.2 mi |
| Ladycomb Peak | S 189° | 1,900 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mahogany Point | SW 217° | 1,863 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1127954 — The Butte, Harney County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357289580
Take the scenic way to The Butte.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.