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Little Butte

Little Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Butte rises to 1,142 m in California. Alder Hill stands 2,359 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49044741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66518, -120.55270

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 17
  • Marble Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Chicken Hawk Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Jay Bird Spring: 11.7 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Leoni House: 4.5 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 8.5 mi
  • Black Chasm Cavern: 16.6 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 22.4 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Rock Creek: 15.0 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pit Stop Beach: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Little Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alder HillE 98°2,359 m17.1 mi
Leek Spring HillE 99°2,323 m15.1 mi
Peddler HillESE 111°2,175 m16.7 mi
Bald MountainENE 68°2,131 m19.2 mi
Four Cornered PeakNE 47°2,072 m19.5 mi
Robbs PeakNNE 24°2,040 m19.6 mi
Table RockNE 49°1,943 m19.0 mi
Iron MountainENE 76°1,902 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5120:31
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1716:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769454

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