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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
1,485 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: 7
Parks: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE2,398 m11.2 mi
Mount HoffmanS2,397 m8.8 mi
Red Shale ButteS2,381 m11.0 mi
Glass MountainSSE2,316 m9.7 mi
Medicine MountainSSW2,295 m12.4 mi
Badger PeakSSW2,236 m10.4 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW2,197 m12.3 mi
Grouse HillSSW2,142 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 50–80 °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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