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Waqíima Butte

Waqíima Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 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
2077 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.28600, -118.23410

Overlooks nearby

76 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • 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
Springs: 13
  • 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
Parks: 2
  • Unity Forest State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Snow Park: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • French Cabin (Ruins): 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Strawberry Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strawberry MountainW 274°2,754 m23.9 mi
Graham MountainW 273°2,612 m19.6 mi
Slide MountainW 275°2,604.2 m20.2 mi
Indian Spring ButteW 270°2,600 m22.9 mi
Rabbit EarsW 271°2,576.779 m22.2 mi
Lookout MountainW 271°2,444 m12.9 mi
Glacier MountainW 271°2,406 m12.1 mi
Bullrun RockNW 317°2,399.69 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:05
June solstice05:1019:5720:41
September equinox06:4118:1418:52
December solstice07:2615:2916:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252935404855636254433225
Precip in2.61.71.91.71.81.60.70.70.81.22.73.3

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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