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Butano State Park

Butano State Park from directly overhead

Butano State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 427 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Butano Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
427 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.20718, -122.30321
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 2.0 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 3.7 mi
  • stone fireplace: 5.2 mi
  • Page Mill Site: 7.3 mi
  • Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 9.0 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Museums: 60
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 5.6 mi
  • Choctaw Youth Camp: 6.8 mi
  • Orchard Glen: 12.5 mi
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Springs: 16
  • Bulls Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Spring source: 10.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Reggiardo Spring: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Butano State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiE 84°985 m11.6 mi
Castle RockE 83°979 m11.5 mi
The PeakE 86°917 m12.8 mi
Lookout TowerENE 76°892 m11.0 mi
Goat RockE 82°890 m10.8 mi
Sunnyvale MountainE 87°880 m12.9 mi
Summit RockENE 78°878 m11.5 mi
Varian PeakE 81°873 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

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