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Tumwater Butte

Tumwater Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Tumwater Butte rises to 815 m in Washington. Indian Rock stands 1,774 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is John Day Scenic Waterway West, a park 3.0 miles away. OREGON BORDER TO JCT SR 82 VIC UNION GAP passes 6.8 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
815 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.91346, -120.53200

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Lone Pine Butte: 5.5 mi
  • Luna Butte: 8.0 mi
  • Simcoe Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Battle Butte: 12.3 mi
  • Simcoe Mountain: 14.1 mi
Parks: 24
  • John Day Scenic Waterway West: 3.0 mi
  • Pasture Point Treaty Fishing Access Site: 14.4 mi
  • Goldendale Observatory: 14.6 mi
  • Albert Philippi Park: 14.7 mi
  • Observatory Hill State Park: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
  • Bickleton Carousel Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Old Methodist Cemetery: 13.5 mi
  • Presby Mansion Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Maryhill Museum of Art: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Maryhill Overlook: 22.7 mi
  • Missive: 22.8 mi
  • Rebohoth: 22.8 mi
  • Brushing: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Springs: 3
  • Gilen Water Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Counts Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Henderson Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tumwater Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Tumwater Falls: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Rock Creek Longhouse: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • William & Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tumwater Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockWNW 291°1,774 m14.9 mi
Simcoe MountainWNW 298°1,658 m14.1 mi
Potato ButteWNW 294°1,579 m18.2 mi
Stagman ButteWNW 302°1,575 m19.1 mi
Castle RockWNW 300°1,520 m16.0 mi
Simcoe ButteNW 306°1,459 m10.2 mi
Lone Pine ButteNNW 346°1,438.7 m5.5 mi
Sheep ButteNW 306°1,349 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:1220:1120:57
September equinox06:5018:2219:01
December solstice07:4215:3016:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303439455358666659473629
Precip in3.63.12.31.11.20.80.20.30.51.52.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Satus Pass 2 SSW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348964836

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