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Fourmile Butte

Fourmile Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Fourmile Butte rises to 1,735 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Humboldt State Game Refuge, a park 6.9 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64296, -116.47010

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 1
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 6.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fourmile Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakE 81°2,791 m17.4 mi
Pennsylvania HillENE 72°2,751 m21.5 mi
McCann Creek MountainSSE 158°2,614 m21.6 mi
Mount NevaSSE 165°2,612 m22.1 mi
Blue Jacket PeakENE 76°2,573 m18.1 mi
Wilson PeakE 98°2,565 m14.5 mi
Dry Creek MountainSSE 163°2,543 m19.8 mi
Mount BlitzenSSE 152°2,468 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2218:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:24
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 840541 — Fourmile Butte, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546855

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