Butterfly Peak
Butterfly Peak rises to 1,895 m in California. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35730938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,895 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lion Peak: 1.4 mi
- Rock Point: 1.7 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.2 mi
- Devils Rockpile: 2.2 mi
- Church Bowl: 7.0 mi
- Minor Park: 7.1 mi
- Hidden Palms State Ecological Reserve: 10.3 mi
- Magnesia Canyon Ecological Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Idy Park: 11.3 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 0.9 mi
- Watering Trough Spring: 1.4 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 1.5 mi
- Oak Canyon Spring: 1.6 mi
- Bull Canyon Spring: 2.7 mi
- Wagon Outpost: 6.7 mi
- 49er Outpost: 6.9 mi
- Wagons: 6.9 mi
- Teepees: 6.9 mi
- Ponderosa: 7.0 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center: 13.7 mi
- Cornelia White House: 13.8 mi
- McCallum Adobe: 13.8 mi
- Ruddy's General Store: 13.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.2 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 11.5 mi
- South American Region: 12.5 mi
- African Region: 12.5 mi
- Native Trees: 12.5 mi
- Rock Art: 11.7 mi
- Rock Art Heart: 11.8 mi
- J Willott Art Gallery: 13.1 mi
- Isabelle: 14.0 mi
- Forever Marilyn: 14.1 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 12.0 mi
- Cahuilla Hills Park: 12.2 mi
- G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 12.3 mi
- Blixseth Mountain Park: 12.3 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 12.8 mi
- De Anza Trail: 7.1 mi
- Hamilton School, Anza: 7.1 mi
- Tong wen neval: 12.8 mi
- Juan Diego Flats: 12.8 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 13.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.3 mi
- West Fork Falls: 8.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Andreas Falls: 9.6 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 12.6 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Delos Bench: 14.4 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 14.3 mi
- Oak Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | NNW 337° | 3,288 m | 14.4 mi |
| Jean Peak | NNW 336° | 3,202 m | 13.8 mi |
| Folly Peak | NNW 337° | 3,195 m | 14.7 mi |
| Marion Mountain | NNW 334° | 3,150 m | 13.4 mi |
| Miller Peak | NNW 339° | 3,143 m | 14.3 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | NNW 335° | 3,102 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | NNW 333° | 3,097 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cornell Peak | NNW 341° | 2,928 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270115 — Butterfly Peak, Riverside County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800989
Day trips start here
- Idyllwild · 11 mi
- Cathedral City · 14 mi
- Palm Desert · 14 mi
- Palm Springs · 14 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 14 mi
- Indian Wells · 15 mi
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