Waqíima Butte
Waqíima Butte rises to 2,077 m in Oregon. Strawberry Mountain stands 2,754 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Luther Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 23 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Baker County, Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,077 m
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Journey Through Time
- 28.9 mi off the Elkhorn Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Mason Dam Viewpoint · 29 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- Luther Butte: 1.4 mi
- Lone Rock: 1.9 mi
- Rastus Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Murray Hill: 2.7 mi
- Monument Rock: 3.2 mi
- Waqíima Spring: 2.4 mi
- Mommoth Spring: 9.6 mi
- Kooney Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rail Gulch Spring: 12.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.5 mi
- Unity Forest State Park: 8.4 mi
- Snow Park: 14.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 15.8 mi
- French Cabin (Ruins): 20.2 mi
- Strawberry Falls: 22.7 mi
- Dixie: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waqíima Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Mountain | W 274° | 2,754 m | 23.9 mi |
| Graham Mountain | W 273° | 2,612 m | 19.6 mi |
| Slide Mountain | W 275° | 2,604 m | 20.2 mi |
| Indian Spring Butte | W 270° | 2,600 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | W 271° | 2,577 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | W 271° | 2,444 m | 12.9 mi |
| Glacier Mountain | W 271° | 2,406 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bullrun Rock | NW 317° | 2,400 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:29 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 3 S, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1150222 — Waqíima Butte, Baker County, Oregon.
OpenStreetMap element node/357315978
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