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Egg Lake Butte

Egg Lake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Egg Lake Butte rises to 1,415 m in California. Black Mountain stands 2,125 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1415 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29766, -121.30304

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 15.8 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Young Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.3 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Freudian System Cave: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Egg Lake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW 330°2,125 m18.5 mi
Shotgun PeakNW 322°1,997 m20.5 mi
Schaffer MountainENE 77°1,988 m20.6 mi
Fox MountainE 99°1,943 m14.0 mi
Widow MountainS 178°1,928 m9.5 mi
Six Shooter ButteNW 312°1,917 m22.0 mi
Border MountainNNW 327°1,905 m15.9 mi
Yellowjacket ButteNW 319°1,845 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:3320:0120:43
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2815:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 223001 — Egg Lake Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358765218

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