Aeolian Buttes
Aeolian Buttes rises to 2,183 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial to the Unknown Prospector, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35723611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,183 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Reversed Peak: 4.0 mi
- Mount Downs: 4.9 mi
- Wilson Butte: 5.2 mi
- Panum Crater: 5.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 6.0 mi
- Big Springs: 9.6 mi
- Simons Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pilot Spring: 10.5 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 10.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 2.8 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 3.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.0 mi
- Lee Vining: 7.8 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.3 mi
- Minarets Falls: 14.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 16.9 mi
- Florence Falls: 17.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 5.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 6.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 8.0 mi
- Clark Canyon: 9.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 12.1 mi
- Warm Springs: 14.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 16.2 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 18.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- The Alcove: 9.2 mi
- The Wave: 9.2 mi
- Dore Cliff: 14.9 mi
- The Buttresses: 16.7 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 4.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 6.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 6.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 8.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 15.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.0 mi
- Bennettville: 12.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.2 mi
- Dog Town: 23.1 mi
- Bodie: 24.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 6.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 11.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 16.0 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 24.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Aeolian Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SW 214° | 4,007 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Lyell | SW 236° | 3,993 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Dana | WNW 290° | 3,976 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WSW 251° | 3,958 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SW 231° | 3,956 m | 13.9 mi |
| Koip Peak | WSW 250° | 3,954 m | 8.2 mi |
| Banner Peak | SW 214° | 3,940 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Maclure | WSW 238° | 3,933 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657891 — Aeolian Buttes, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358805927
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 12 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 28 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 29 mi
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