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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 1,093 m in California. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a peak 1.6 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1093 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.55666, -117.72284

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 31
  • Moody Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Lovejoy Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Icy Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Lamel Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Reed Spring: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
  • Carl O Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
  • Butte Valley Wildflower Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
  • Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 18.5 mi
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Astral Challenger: 23.3 mi
  • Old Town Arch: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioSSE 167°3,068 m19.0 mi
West BaldySSE 168°3,044 m19.0 mi
Pine MountainSSE 165°2,942 m17.4 mi
Dawson PeakSSE 164°2,917 m18.2 mi
Mount HarwoodSSE 165°2,907 m19.4 mi
Mount Baden-PowellS 190°2,860 m13.9 mi
Throop PeakSSW 197°2,779 m14.9 mi
Mount BurnhamSSW 194°2,740 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:3919:3020:08
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5516:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454753586575818073625243
Precip in0.91.10.60.30.20.10.20.20.30.40.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Mirage, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358780820

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