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Bearpaw Butte

Bearpaw Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bearpaw Butte rises to 1,627 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpaw Bridge, a natural arch 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1627 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72293, -121.55309

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 0.4 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 1.5 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 2.2 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 2.2 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 2.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 2.9 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 14.5 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.5 mi
  • Tule Lake: 14.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.3 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 16.6 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 20.9 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 21.0 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Bearpaw Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE 167°2,398 m10.2 mi
Mount HoffmanS 181°2,397 m7.8 mi
Red Shale ButteS 171°2,381 m10.0 mi
Glass MountainSSE 163°2,316 m8.8 mi
Medicine MountainSSW 195°2,295 m11.4 mi
Badger PeakSSW 205°2,236 m9.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW 209°2,197 m11.4 mi
Grouse HillSSW 208°2,142 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
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/59949968

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