The Buttresses
The Buttresses is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,278 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2278 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 23 mi
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Cones: 2.3 mi
- Granite Stairway: 2.4 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mammoth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Minaret Summit: 3.4 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 0.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Hartley Springs: 11.0 mi
- Mill City Mine: 5.1 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Assay Office: 5.5 mi
- Bunkhouses: 5.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 0.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 1.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 1.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 10.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 0.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 5.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 6.3 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 6.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 7.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.5 mi
- Devils Postpile: 0.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.0 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 20.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 5.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.6 mi
- The Wave: 15.5 mi
- The Alcove: 15.5 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 3.4 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 7.0 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 24.0 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 20.3 mi
- Bennettville: 24.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of The Buttresses. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NW 311° | 4,007 m | 8.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | NW 315° | 3,940 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,825 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 314° | 3,740 m | 10.2 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NW 305° | 3,738 m | 5.8 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WNW 303° | 3,736 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NW 304° | 3,730 m | 5.7 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NW 304° | 3,730 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800331
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
- Mono Lake · 28 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 28 mi
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