Bear Butte
Bear Butte rises to 2,498 m in California. Mount Hooper stands 3,764 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancheria Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35726460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2498 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinese Peak: 2.0 mi
- Buckhorn Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Bartholomew Peak: 2.3 mi
- College Rock: 2.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 0.5 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.9 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 11.3 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Little Eden: 8.4 mi
- Reed Pools: 8.6 mi
- Old Pedro: 8.6 mi
- Iodone Springs: 8.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 18.5 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 1.6 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Fishing Club: 11.8 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 14.8 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Qualls Camp: 6.6 mi
- China Camp: 10.0 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 14.6 mi
- Whites Cabin: 17.2 mi
- Grand Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 19.1 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 19.9 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 8.7 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.2 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 24.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 15.6 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 12.9 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 20.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Bear Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hooper | ENE 76° | 3,764 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Senger | E 81° | 3,745 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chamberlain Peak | ENE 78° | 3,538 m | 12.6 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 20° | 3,402 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Shinn | E 100° | 3,336 m | 12.1 mi |
| Ward Mountain | E 97° | 3,301 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Givens | ENE 61° | 3,245 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Ian Campbell | E 79° | 3,238 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796787
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