Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 2,091 m in Nevada. Greys Peak stands 3,244 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Peak, a peak 5.4 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49013225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2091 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Angel Lake Road
33 named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Peak: 5.4 mi
- Loomis Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Forleen Butte: 7.4 mi
- Stormy Peak: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Peak: 11.8 mi
- Afton: 8.7 mi
- Metropolis: 8.9 mi
- Alazon: 15.5 mi
- Tulasco: 15.9 mi
- Moor: 21.3 mi
- hot spring: 15.9 mi
- hot spring: 16.1 mi
- hot spring: 16.5 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 17.2 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 19.5 mi
- Source of the Bruneau River: 23.3 mi
- Beaver Spring: 23.7 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 17.7 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 17.8 mi
- Wells City Park: 18.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greys Peak | S 184° | 3,244 m | 23.0 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 183° | 2,982 m | 23.6 mi |
| Antelope Peak | ESE 115° | 2,675 m | 5.4 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | NE 37° | 2,659 m | 7.0 mi |
| Stormy Peak | N 352° | 2,626 m | 10.1 mi |
| Forleen Butte | NNE 16° | 2,625 m | 7.4 mi |
| Stag Mountain | W 280° | 2,484 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cold Springs Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,466 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbs RCH - Jarbidge 24se, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 838808 — Black Butte, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357545205
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