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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
1108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00209, -122.33613

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Clay St Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Captain Morgan: 14.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.1 mi
  • Welcoming Dragon: 22.0 mi
  • Welcome Sign / Sculpture: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 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 MountainSSE 159°2,384 m13.8 mi
Ball MountainSSE 147°2,373 m17.0 mi
Butte MountainSE 146°2,103 m13.2 mi
Eagle RockSSE 151°2,092 m9.9 mi
Summit Rock PointNNE 29°1,994.002 m16.6 mi
Surveyor MountainNNE 28°1,987.296 m16.7 mi
Kent PeakNNE 23°1,931.213 m16.6 mi
Old BaldyN 8°1,930 m17.1 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 5080 °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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