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]
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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
Marcus Borg, academic, author, theologian
Mike McLane, judge and former state representative
David Rufkahr, actor, played the role of Frank Bartles in Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler ads
John Powell, B:26 July 1818 Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America D:3 March 1891 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon, United States of America Farmer, Powell Butte, Oregon named after him
References
"Powell Butte, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7thed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp.780–781. ISBN978-0875952772.
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