Powell Butte is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States, and named after the nearby Powell Buttes. It is on Oregon Route 126 west of Prineville and east of Redmond. Powell Butte post office was established in 1909.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Powell Butte has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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
