Spiral Butte

Spiral Butte
Spiral Butte seen looking to the east from White Pass. US 12 is in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation5,929 ft (1,807 m)
Parent peakCramer Mountain (6,037 ft)
Coordinates46°39′53″N 121°21′16″W / 46.6648254°N 121.3544297°W / 46.6648254; -121.3544297
Geography
Spiral Butte
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyYakima County
Protected areaWilliam O. Douglas Wilderness
Parent rangeCascade Range
Geology
Rock age<690,000 years
Mountain typeCinder cone
Volcanic regionGoat Rocks

Spiral Butte is a cinder cone in Yakima County, Washington in the United States. The summit and most of the slopes are located within the William O. Douglas Wilderness of the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest between White Pass and Rimrock Lake. Historically the mountain has also been referred to as Big Peak. The present name stems from its orientation with a lava flow extending north out of the cone before spiraling east and then south. US 12 runs along the southern slope of the butte.