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The Buttresses

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Elevation
2,278 m
Tallest summit within 10.7 miles
Mount Ritter4,007 m · 8.1 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road21.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
37.6120, -119.0870
The Buttresses, seen from above at true elevation

The Buttresses is a cliff in California, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
2278 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNW 311°4,007 m8.1 mi
Banner PeakNW 315°3,940 m8.3 mi
Bloody MountainESE 110°3,825 m10.5 mi
Mount DavisNW 314°3,740 m10.2 mi
Clyde MinaretNW 305°3,738 m5.8 mi
Michael MinaretWNW 303°3,736 m6.0 mi
Ken MinaretNW 304°3,730 m5.7 mi
Eichorn MinaretNW 304°3,730 m6.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 7 mi away.

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