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Close Butte

Close Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Close Butte rises to 1,108 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sloan Butte, a peak 1.0 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 23 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49021051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00209, -122.33613

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Captain Morgan: 14.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.1 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 22.0 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Clay St Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Close Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainSSE2,384 m13.8 mi
Ball MountainSSE2,373 m17.0 mi
Butte MountainSE2,103 m13.2 mi
Eagle RockSSE2,092 m9.9 mi
Summit Rock PointNNE1,994 m16.6 mi
Surveyor MountainNNE1,987 m16.7 mi
Surveyor PeakNNE1,932 m17.3 mi
Kent PeakNNE1,931 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:22
June solstice05:3520:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374145505865747467544436
Precip in3.42.32.01.71.40.90.50.20.51.42.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775409

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