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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
1,415 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.29766, -121.30304

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
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 MountainNNW2,125 m18.5 mi
Shotgun PeakNW1,997 m20.5 mi
Schaffer MountainENE1,988 m20.6 mi
Fox MountainE1,943 m14.0 mi
Widow MountainS1,928 m9.5 mi
Six Shooter ButteNW1,917 m22.0 mi
Border MountainNNW1,905 m15.9 mi
Yellowjacket ButteNW1,845 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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