Powell Butte, Oregon

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]

Powell Butte, Oregon
Powell Butte post office
Powell Butte
Location in Oregon
Powell Butte
Powell Butte (the United States)
Coordinates: 44.24762°N 121.01753°W / 44.24762; -121.01753
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Elevation
3,117 ft (950 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)

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

  • Mike McLane,judge and former state representative
  • David Rufkahr, actor, played the role of Frank Bartles in Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler ads
  • Todd C Sheets, Redmond Oregon, Builder of the Powell Butte Post Office
  • Erica Psaltis, animal whisperer

References

  1. "Powell Butte, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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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