Jackass Butte
Jackass Butte rises to 2,202 m in California. Clyde Minaret stands 3,738 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Piyau Dome, a peak 2.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madera County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,202 m
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 27 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piyau Dome: 2.5 mi
- Jackass Rock: 3.5 mi
- Balloon Dome: 4.7 mi
- Fuller Buttes: 4.9 mi
- Cattle Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Camino Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 14.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.8 mi
- Whisky Falls: 15.3 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 9.0 mi
- Whites Cabin: 15.7 mi
- China Camp: 15.8 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 17.6 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 17.6 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 17.7 mi
- The Falls Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- The Buttresses: 15.1 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 16.0 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 18.5 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 19.4 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 20.5 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 21.0 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 17.7 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 17.9 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 19.9 mi
- North Fork Recreation Area Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
- Community Center Park: 21.4 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 15.2 mi
- Big Ed: 15.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 15.8 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 16.0 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 17.7 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
- Old Pedro: 19.4 mi
- Reed Pools: 19.4 mi
- Iodone Springs: 19.4 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 15.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 15.8 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
- free natural hot pool: 16.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 3.2 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Jackass Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Minaret | NNE 31° | 3,738 m | 14.3 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNE 30° | 3,736 m | 14.2 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNE 32° | 3,730 m | 14.2 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NNE 30° | 3,730 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rice Minaret | NNE 30° | 3,730 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | NNE 30° | 3,690 m | 14.4 mi |
| Foerster Peak | N 4° | 3,676 m | 14.4 mi |
| Minarets | NNE 30° | 3,654 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795530
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 22 mi
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