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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 331 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tracy Hills Park, a park 2.1 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in San Joaquin County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.65250, -121.47836

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tracy Hills Park: 2.1 mi
  • Starcross Park: 2.2 mi
  • Greymont Park: 2.3 mi
  • Gene Birk Park: 2.8 mi
  • American Legion Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 55
Historic sites: 51
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 3.3 mi
  • Carbona Station: 4.6 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 13.5 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 14.0 mi
  • Concannon Winery: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Artworks: 18
Museums: 14
Gardens: 11
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Lichen Bark: 13.1 mi
  • John C. Calhoun Memorial Table: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 22.8 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 24.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 13.9 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 20.7 mi
  • South Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 14.6 mi
  • The Bluff: 18.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSW 202°1,327 m22.7 mi
Observatory PeakSSW 203°1,298 m23.3 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSW 201°1,295 m22.7 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSW 202°1,286 m23.1 mi
Mount HamiltonSSW 203°1,279 m23.3 mi
Huyghens PeakSSW 203°1,276 m23.2 mi
Mount IsabelSSW 199°1,275 m23.8 mi
Galileo PeakSSW 202°1,273 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4519:5220:32
September equinox06:5418:3019:04
December solstice07:1816:1016:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155596572757471645446
Precip in2.32.61.71.00.70.20.00.00.10.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy Carbona, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219340 — Black Butte, San Joaquin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358761997

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