Big Butte
Big Butte rises to 2,099 m in Nevada. Beaver Peak stands 2,677 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Midas Hot Spring, a spring 9.6 miles away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,099 m
How to reach it
32 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Toe Jam Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Butte: 13.6 mi
- Walker Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 15.3 mi
- Midas Hot Spring: 9.6 mi
- Source: South Fork Little Humboldt River: 18.7 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Owyhee Bluffs: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Peak | ESE 107° | 2,677 m | 17.0 mi |
| McCann Creek Mountain | NE 43° | 2,614 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Neva | NE 40° | 2,612 m | 16.9 mi |
| Jake Creek Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,553 m | 18.3 mi |
| Kelly Creek Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,552 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dry Creek Mountain | NE 35° | 2,543 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Blitzen | NE 51° | 2,468 m | 20.8 mi |
| Lake Mountain | E 94° | 2,409 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 838719 — Big Butte, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357545064
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