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Bear Creek Butte

Bear Creek Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Creek Butte rises to 2,736 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Summit, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82046, -115.46340

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 2.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Bear Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornE 98°3,250 m4.6 mi
Bald PeakENE 65°3,208 m4.1 mi
Jarbidge PeakENE 69°3,207 m3.9 mi
Jumbo PeakE 80°3,189 m4.0 mi
Square TopE 90°3,189 m4.2 mi
Marys River PeakSE 129°3,189 m6.7 mi
Cougar PeakESE 111°3,154 m5.3 mi
Prospect PeakESE 106°3,137 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272837415058656657463628
Precip in2.01.21.93.02.70.90.70.80.81.42.32.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 858457 — Bear Creek Butte, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557273

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