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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: 36
  • 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 17.0 miles of Buttonwillow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldyE 84°2,449 m15.7 mi
Chimney RockE 88°2,350.3 m16.4 mi
Buena Vista PeakENE 74°2,321 m15.4 mi
Converse MountainNE 45°2,207 m16.8 mi
Redwood MountainE 79°2,139 m13.4 mi
Lava ButteENE 63°1,878 m17.0 mi
Logger PointENE 69°1,733 m10.0 mi
Eshom PointE 95°1,551 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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