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Elephant Butte

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Elevation
1,072 m
Tallest summit within 16.0 miles
Bald Eagle Mountain2,179 m · 8.0 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:38local time
Coordinates
39.8763, -121.3625
Elephant Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Elephant Butte is a cliff in California, at a recorded 1,072 m. Bald Eagle Mountain stands 2,179 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Dome, a peak 1.0 miles away.

Elevation
1072 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Elephant Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Eagle MountainENE 58°2,179 m8.0 mi
Mount PleasantENE 60°2,150 m12.0 mi
Snow MountainNNW 347°2,127 m13.4 mi
Spanish PeakENE 72°2,126 m13.1 mi
Spring Valley MountainN 355°2,081 m9.8 mi
Bucks MountainENE 70°2,068 m8.7 mi
Mount HopeN 6°2,007 m9.7 mi
Humbug SummitN 358°2,007 m16.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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