Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 820 m in Nevada. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Springs, a spring 2.6 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 190 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 20.8 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 3 mi
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 20 mi
190 named places within 25 miles
- Red Rock Springs: 2.6 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 3.9 mi
- Cabin Spring: 7.2 mi
- South Key West Spring: 8.5 mi
- Middle Spring: 8.8 mi
- Neapolitan Arch: 3.4 mi
- Whitney Pocket Arch: 3.5 mi
- Devils Fire: 3.8 mi
- Devil's Throat: 5.6 mi
- El Portal Arch: 14.5 mi
- Quail Point: 5.9 mi
- Mud Hills: 6.3 mi
- Little Virgin Peak: 7.4 mi
- Billy Goat Peak: 7.5 mi
- Virgin Peak: 8.7 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Overton Park: 13.8 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 14.3 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Virgin River Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 9.8 mi
- School House: 9.8 mi
- Hanning Store: 9.8 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 9.8 mi
- Gentry Store: 9.9 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 19.7 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 19.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 21.5 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 21.6 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 9.8 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 10.3 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 11.0 mi
- Engine Beach: 11.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 13.7 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 20.5 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Center Point: 23.6 mi
- Lost City Museum: 13.7 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 17.3 mi
- Donkey History Museum: 22.2 mi
- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 19.7 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 17.3 mi
- St. Thomas: 9.8 mi
- Double Negative: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NNE 33° | 2,422 m | 8.7 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | E 82° | 1,738 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | S 177° | 1,736 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mica Peak | S 172° | 1,719 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | S 187° | 1,601 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gold Butte | S 177° | 1,529 m | 15.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | S 183° | 1,473 m | 20.9 mi |
| Quail Point | ENE 68° | 1,232 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:45 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545188
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