Groundhog Butte
Groundhog Butte rises to 2,007 m in Nevada. Granite Peak stands 2,966 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Springs, a spring 2.8 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,007 m
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Cold Springs Butte: 3.5 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 4.1 mi
- Capitol Peak: 6.2 mi
- Coyote Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 2.8 mi
- Source: Little Owyhee River: 5.6 mi
- Source: South Fork Quinn River: 6.1 mi
- Source: East Fork Quinn River: 7.1 mi
- Anderson Spring: 9.5 mi
- Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 17.9 mi
- Paradise Valley Fireman's Park: 21.2 mi
- Buckskin Slide: 7.8 mi
- National: 9.9 mi
- McDermitt Rodeo Grounds: 22.4 mi
- Cordero: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Groundhog Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SW 230° | 2,966 m | 12.5 mi |
| Santa Rosa Peak | SW 223° | 2,953 m | 20.4 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SW 215° | 2,759 m | 24.0 mi |
| Buckskin Mountain | W 273° | 2,659 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hinkey Summit | SW 221° | 2,582 m | 10.7 mi |
| Capitol Peak | NE 53° | 2,511 m | 6.2 mi |
| Coal Pit Peak | S 191° | 2,467 m | 11.5 mi |
| Chocolate Mountain | SW 226° | 2,410 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise Valley 1 NW, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357559795
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