Official Name: | Powell Butte, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Powell Butte |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Oregon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Crook |
Timezone: | Pacific |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | Pacific |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 44.2476°N -121.0175°W |
Elevation Ft: | 3117 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97753[1] |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Powell Butte is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States, 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]
This region experiences hot and dry summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Powell Butte has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]