Powell Butte, Oregon

Powell Butte, Oregon
Unincorporated community

Powell Butte post office
Powell Butte
Powell Butte

Location in Oregon

Coordinates: 44°14′51″N 121°01′03″W / 44.24762°N 121.01753°W / 44.24762; -121.01753Coordinates: 44°14′51″N 121°01′03″W / 44.24762°N 121.01753°W / 44.24762; -121.01753
Country United States
State Oregon
County Crook
Elevation 3,117 ft (950 m)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC-7)

Powell Butte is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States,[1] and named after the nearby Powell Buttes.[2] It is on Oregon Route 126 west of Prineville and east of Redmond.[3] Powell Butte post office was established in 1909.[2]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Powell Butte has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Powell Butte, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 780–781. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 76. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  4. ↑ Climate Summary for Powell Butte, Oregon
Powell Butte along Oregon Route 126


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