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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 816 m in California. High Point stands 1,873 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35727525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
816 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.18476, -116.83975
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs
  • Black Mountain Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Bear Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Sourdough Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Kica Mik Overlook: 8.2 mi
  • Big Horn Sheep: 10.7 mi
  • California Condor: 10.7 mi
  • Platypus: 10.8 mi
  • Tiger: 10.8 mi
Museums: 29
  • Wasxayam Pomki: 9.3 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Palomar Observatory Visitor Center: 12.1 mi
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Battlefield Historical Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Blackfoot Fort: 11.1 mi
  • Scott's Cabin: 11.1 mi
  • Butterfield Stage Station: 11.9 mi
  • Camp Wright Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Muffler Man: 14.5 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 14.8 mi
  • Hubbell Gateway: 15.0 mi
  • Wired Circle: 20.1 mi
  • The Hawk: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Washtub Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Shadow Wall: 19.7 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 19.7 mi
  • Main Wall: 19.8 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 19.8 mi
  • TOE: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 15.0 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Broken Ankle Bend: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointN1,873 m12.3 mi
Birch HillN1,737 m8.6 mi
Gordon PointNNW1,722 m13.4 mi
Morgan HillNNW1,718 m13.6 mi
Boucher HillNNW1,651 m11.3 mi
Aguanga MountainNNE1,648 m11.4 mi
Eagle CragNNW1,538 m15.5 mi
Lone Fir PointNNW1,463 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:3919:2420:00
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464750535966737469595145
Precip in5.35.94.11.70.70.10.20.30.40.91.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henshaw DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1701230 — Black Butte, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358820231

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