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Buttonwillow Peak

Buttonwillow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buttonwillow Peak rises to 690 m in California. Big Baldy stands 2,449 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Corn Jack Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35730984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
690 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.64856, -119.16345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sheridan Park: 8.1 mi
  • J O Eaton Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • US Senator Dianne Feinstein Park: 9.3 mi
  • Ledbetter County Park: 10.8 mi
  • Wahtoke Park: 13.4 mi
Springs: 34
  • Arnett Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Mankins Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Green Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Double Trough Spring: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 31
Museums: 8
  • Alta District Historical Society: 14.5 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Giant Forest Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Sanger Depot Museum: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 7.9 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 14.6 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Ranger Station: 20.6 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Buttonwillow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldyE2,449 m15.7 mi
Chimney RockE2,350 m16.4 mi
Buena Vista PeakENE2,321 m15.4 mi
Converse MountainNE2,207 m16.8 mi
Redwood MountainE2,139 m13.4 mi
Lava ButteENE1,878 m17.0 mi
Logger PointENE1,733 m10.0 mi
Eshom PointE1,551 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762825

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