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Black Butte

Black Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Black Butte rises to 1,349 m in California. Pilot Mountain stands 1,235 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. 33 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35727508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.56169, -115.34415

33 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 12
Peaks: 5
  • Pilot Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Sharp Peak: 4.7 mi
  • Alligator: 10.4 mi
  • Lion Head Mountain: 17.6 mi
  • France: 24.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • Edmund C Jaeger Nature Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
  • Niland Marina County Park: 23.8 mi
  • Wister Waterfowl Management Area: 23.9 mi
  • Niland Park: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Coliseum: 22.5 mi
  • The Coliseum: 22.5 mi
  • Tank Yard: 22.9 mi
  • Niland-Geyser: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • General George S. Patton Statue: 22.8 mi
  • Camp Coxcomb: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot springs of Slab city: 23.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MountainNW 324°1,235 m2.2 mi
Sharp PeakNE 45°725 m4.7 mi
AlligatorNNW 339°387 m10.4 mi
Lion Head MountainS 181°344 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2118:53
June solstice05:3319:1919:55
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4316:0016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555865718089949387756354
Precip in0.60.60.40.10.10.00.30.40.40.10.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle MTN, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239385 — Black Butte, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358780817

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