Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Oregon Butte

Oregon Butte is a summit in Malheur County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1125024. It sits at 1963.2 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameOregon Butte
GNIS feature ID1125024
Kind of placeSummit
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Latitude42.01183
Longitude-117.35262
USGS topographic mapOregon Butte
First recorded05/22/1986
Elevationcalculated1963.2 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated6441 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other summits

Every summit covered here

Other places in Malheur County

Questions

Where is Oregon Butte?

In Malheur County, Oregon, at 42.01183, -117.35262. The USGS records it on the Oregon Butte topographic map.

How high is Oregon Butte?

1963.2 metres (6441 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Oregon Butte?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a summit in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service