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Butterfly Peak

Butterfly Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1895 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62253, -116.58279

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Springs
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 34
  • Wagon Outpost: 6.7 mi
  • 49er Outpost: 6.9 mi
  • Wagons: 6.9 mi
  • Teepees: 6.9 mi
  • Ponderosa: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Gardens: 24
  • 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
Artworks: 23
  • Rock Art: 11.7 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 11.8 mi
  • Rock Art: 12.1 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 12.2 mi
  • J Willott Art Gallery: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • 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
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Butterfly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Jacinto PeakNNW 337°3,288 m14.4 mi
Jean PeakNNW 336°3,202 m13.8 mi
Folly PeakNNW 337°3,195 m14.7 mi
Marion MountainNNW 334°3,150 m13.4 mi
Miller PeakNNW 339°3,143 m14.3 mi
Newton Drury PeakNNW 335°3,102 m14.2 mi
Mount Saint EllenNNW 333°3,097 m13.6 mi
Cornell PeakNNW 341°2,928 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2420:00
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4816:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434346505664707165574842
Precip in4.75.33.31.70.60.10.50.60.81.21.93.6

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

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