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Wild Horse Butte

Wild Horse Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Butte rises to 1,376 m in Oregon. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Zuckerman Island, a peak 1.5 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States

Wikidata Q49089865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1375.562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07821, -121.85289

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle Quad: 12.8 mi
  • Castle Quad: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Forbidden Arch: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Wild Horse Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen ButteNW 324°2,503 m20.3 mi
Mount CarmineNNW 326°2,396 m21.2 mi
Little Aspen ButteNW 323°2,192 m18.1 mi
Hamaker MountainW 264°2,003 m6.2 mi
Summit Rock PointWNW 299°1,994.002 m19.2 mi
Stukel MountainE 82°1,988.82 m11.3 mi
Surveyor MountainWNW 299°1,987.296 m19.3 mi
Mount DomeSSE 155°1,971 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:2919:06
December solstice07:3315:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357291334

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