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Cairn Butte

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Elevation
2,224 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Kettle Benchmark2,390 m · 9.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:37local time
Coordinates
40.2604, -120.8308

Cairn Butte rises to 2,224 m in California. Kettle Benchmark stands 2,390 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moonlight Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

Elevation
2224 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Cairn Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kettle BenchmarkSE 144°2,390 m9.8 mi
Kettle RockSE 146°2,377 m10.0 mi
Thompson PeakE 90°2,362 m14.4 mi
Tower RockS 171°2,342 m18.6 mi
Diamond MountainENE 64°2,334 m8.1 mi
Grizzly PeakS 175°2,325 m17.0 mi
Coyote PeakN 357°2,321 m2.0 mi
Roop MountainN 4°2,319 m14.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:16
June solstice05:3519:5620:37
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2315:5816:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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