Buttermilk Butte (FR 4300400) in WA -- Camping Rules & Access
Buttermilk Butte (FR 4300400) in WA
Road corridorOkanogan-Wenatchee NF
8.4 mi from Twisp
Maps 3,936 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · Then leave the forest for 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- 2.8 of this road’s 4.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 2.8 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 1,600 ft over 4.5 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 4.6 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- A gate 1.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Mission Peak stands 1,800 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles southwest.
- The Black Pine Lake shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 32–53°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.