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Little Sand Butte

Little Sand Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Little Sand Butte rises to 1,364 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sand Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49045513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,364 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67018, -121.41650

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Ovis Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 5.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 6.7 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 9.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 9.6 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
Parks: 3
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 19.5 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 20.1 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Little Sand Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSW2,398 m7.8 mi
Mount HoffmanWSW2,397 m8.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSW2,381 m8.4 mi
Glass MountainSW2,316 m6.6 mi
Medicine MountainSW2,295 m12.5 mi
Badger PeakWSW2,236 m12.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWSW2,197 m14.1 mi
Grouse HillWSW2,142 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:3220:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5416:39

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769526

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