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Bonita Butte

Bonita Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Bonita Butte rises to 1,498 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49014802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73654, -121.66250

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 5.1 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 5.9 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 6.0 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 6.1 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Fleener Chimneys: 5.1 mi
  • Black Crater: 6.0 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 6.9 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 17.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 17.9 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 20.1 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 23.2 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 6.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bonita Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSE 144°2,398 m13.5 mi
Mount HoffmanSSE 147°2,397 m10.3 mi
Red Shale ButteSSE 146°2,381 m13.0 mi
Glass MountainSE 139°2,316 m12.4 mi
Medicine MountainSSE 168°2,295 m12.2 mi
Badger PeakS 170°2,236 m9.7 mi
Little Mount HoffmanS 179°2,197 m10.9 mi
Garner MountainSW 217°2,195 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:46
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796997

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