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Bat Butte

Bat Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bat Butte rises to 1,485 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcony Bridge, a natural arch 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1485 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73756, -121.55369

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Balcony Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 1.6 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Fleener Chimneys: 1.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 1.9 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 2.4 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 2.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Tule Lake: 13.8 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 13.8 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 13.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 3.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.3 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 15.6 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 19.9 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 20.5 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Bat Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE 168°2,398 m11.2 mi
Mount HoffmanS 180°2,397 m8.8 mi
Red Shale ButteS 172°2,381 m11.0 mi
Glass MountainSSE 165°2,316 m9.7 mi
Medicine MountainSSW 194°2,295 m12.4 mi
Badger PeakSSW 202°2,236 m10.4 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW 207°2,197 m12.3 mi
Grouse HillSSW 205°2,142 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/59948749

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