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Hambone Butte

Hambone Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hambone Butte rises to 1,439 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunters Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34544, -121.63860

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 20.8 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Freudian System Cave: 8.9 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 22.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Heppe Bridge: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Hambone Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakNNE 23°2,398 m17.5 mi
Red Shale ButteNNE 20°2,381 m17.2 mi
Medicine MountainN 5°2,295 m15.1 mi
Badger PeakN 2°2,236 m17.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanN 356°2,197 m16.2 mi
Red Cap MountainNNW 338°2,147 m14.9 mi
Black MountainNNE 33°2,125 m15.1 mi
Pumice Stone MountainNNW 345°2,120 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3420:0220:44
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3015:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798043

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