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Island Butte

Island Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Island Butte rises to 1,685 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cinder Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49039213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69559, -121.59167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 3.8 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 2.5 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 4.1 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 4.5 mi
  • Black Crater: 5.2 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 18.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 18.9 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 22.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Island Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE2,398 m9.2 mi
Mount HoffmanSSE2,397 m6.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSSE2,381 m8.8 mi
Glass MountainSE2,316 m7.9 mi
Medicine MountainS2,295 m9.2 mi
Badger PeakSSW2,236 m7.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW2,197 m8.8 mi
Red Cap MountainSW2,147 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/59950608

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