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East Sand Butte

East Sand Butte, seen from above at true elevation

East Sand Butte rises to 1,361 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sand Butte, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1361 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68147, -121.38426

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Chocolate Bridge: 6.9 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 7.0 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 7.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 8.3 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 10.1 mi
  • Black Crater: 10.4 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 13.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.7 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 13.7 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.6 mi
Parks: 4
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 15.9 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 19.1 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 19.6 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of East Sand Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSW 222°2,398 m9.5 mi
Mount HoffmanWSW 241°2,397 m10.1 mi
Red Shale ButteSW 226°2,381 m10.1 mi
Glass MountainSW 228°2,316 m8.3 mi
Medicine MountainSW 235°2,295 m14.3 mi
Badger PeakWSW 246°2,236 m13.9 mi
Grouse HillWSW 250°2,142 m13.6 mi
Black MountainSSW 205°2,125 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3220:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:3015:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358765111

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