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Coyote Butte

Coyote Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Coyote Butte rises to 1,455 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucker Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82127, -121.27610

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 12.3 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 13.0 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Petroglyph Point: 6.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 11.6 mi
  • Canby Cross: 13.8 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 6.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 6.0 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 6.1 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 6.1 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 14.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 13.6 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 14.1 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 15.1 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Big Al Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Deer Spring: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Coyote Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSW 216°2,398 m20.5 mi
Mount HoffmanSW 225°2,397 m20.4 mi
Glass MountainSW 218°2,316 m19.2 mi
Indian ButteSW 223°2,037 m17.4 mi
Bryant MountainN 0°1,969.313 m14.7 mi
Cinder ButteWSW 241°1,813 m19.2 mi
Cougar ButteSW 221°1,762 m15.4 mi
Double Head MountainSE 126°1,686 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:3120:0220:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3015:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 221726 — Coyote Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358764231

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