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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
1685 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: 9
  • Tule Lake: 17.2 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 17.2 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 17.2 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.2 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.3 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 18.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 18.9 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 20.4 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 22.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Island Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE 152°2,398 m9.2 mi
Mount HoffmanSSE 162°2,397 m6.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSSE 156°2,381 m8.8 mi
Glass MountainSE 145°2,316 m7.9 mi
Medicine MountainS 187°2,295 m9.2 mi
Badger PeakSSW 196°2,236 m7.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW 204°2,197 m8.8 mi
Red Cap MountainSW 218°2,147 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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