- Elevation
- 901 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Baden-Powell2,860 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway25.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 34.6977, -117.7860
Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded 901 m. Mount Baden-Powell stands 2,860 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
- Elevation
- 901 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baden-Powell | S 177° | 2,860 m | 23.5 mi |
| Throop Peak | S 182° | 2,779 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Burnham | S 179° | 2,740 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Hawkins | S 183° | 2,677 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Lewis | S 183° | 2,546 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Islip | S 187° | 2,518 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Williamson | S 190° | 2,504 m | 22.9 mi |
| Neight Thousand | S 184° | 2,438 m | 24.3 mi |
- 25.3 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic BywayNational
169 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park: 4.9 mi
- Stephen Sorensen Park: 6.7 mi
- El Mirage Park: 10.6 mi
- Branch Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- Jackie Robinson Park: 13.7 mi
- Saddleback Butte: 1.7 mi
- Little Butte: 1.7 mi
- Piute Butte: 4.6 mi
- Mount Mesa: 5.3 mi
- Rocky Buttes: 6.1 mi
- D-21: 18.3 mi
- SR-71: 18.3 mi
- A-12: 18.3 mi
- U-2: 18.3 mi
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 18.4 mi
- Lovejoy Springs: 6.9 mi
- Moody Springs: 7.3 mi
- Icy Springs: 21.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 22.7 mi
- Lamel Spring: 22.9 mi
- Antelope Valley State Indian Museum: 4.9 mi
- Century Circle: 16.7 mi
- Air Force Flight Test Center Museum: 16.7 mi
- Blackbird Airpark: 18.3 mi
- Joe Davies Heritage Airpark: 18.4 mi
- Saddleback Butte picnic area: 2.2 mi
- Jackson Lake: 21.4 mi
- Mescal Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Arch Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Grassy Hollow Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Llano del Rio: 13.4 mi
- X1 Loading Pit: 14.9 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 20.0 mi
- Aerospace Walk of Honor: 20.1 mi
- In the Pines: 22.7 mi
- Carl O Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.2 mi
- Prime Desert Woodland Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- High Desert Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
- Astral Challenger: 18.7 mi
- One Desert Sky: 19.2 mi
- Dorr Canyon Falls: 22.0 mi
- Cooper Canyon Falls: 24.2 mi
- Llano Del Rio: 13.4 mi
- Old Town Community Garden: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Mirage, 12 mi away.
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