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Goat Buttes

Goat Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Buttes rises to 388 m in California. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is M*A*S*H Filming Location, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 28 miles off.

The story

butte in Malibu, California, United States

Wikidata Q5575266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
388 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.09528, -118.73898

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Kaslow Natural Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Udell Gorge Natural Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • MRCA Open Space: 1.5 mi
  • SMMC Open Space: 1.7 mi
  • NPS Land: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
  • Pink Lady: 2.5 mi
  • Conejo Cottontail: 4.9 mi
  • Conejo Cottontail: Seasons: 5.4 mi
  • Conejo Cottontail: Wesley: 5.5 mi
  • Cottonsail: 5.7 mi
Gardens
  • Cactus Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Gardens of the World: 8.4 mi
  • The Secret Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Las Flores Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.5 mi
Parks
Beaches: 27
Picnic sites: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 4.3 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 4.4 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Temescal Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 12.3 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Malibu Bluffs: 4.8 mi
  • Echo Cliffs: 10.9 mi
  • Kima Point: 11.9 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.2 mi
  • Porter Ranch Palisades: 17.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Goat Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oat MountainNNE 26°1,138 m18.0 mi
Sandstone PeakW 279°948 m11.2 mi
Tri PeaksW 279°917 m12.2 mi
Exchange PeakW 277°899 m11.9 mi
Big DomeW 280°887.5 m12.1 mi
Boney MountainW 275°865 m12.7 mi
Castro PeakWSW 256°855 m2.7 mi
Saddle PeakESE 104°851 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4519:3320:10
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1216:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636773787976696156
Precip in3.74.62.70.80.40.10.00.00.10.60.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660684 — Goat Buttes, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808095

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