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. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35726460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,498 m
How to reach it
126 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
- 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
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 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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