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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
1364 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: 8
  • Canby's Cross: 14.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.7 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.7 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 15.3 mi
  • 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
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 PeakSW 217°2,398 m7.8 mi
Mount HoffmanWSW 240°2,397 m8.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSW 222°2,381 m8.4 mi
Glass MountainSW 224°2,316 m6.6 mi
Medicine MountainSW 234°2,295 m12.5 mi
Badger PeakWSW 246°2,236 m12.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWSW 243°2,197 m14.1 mi
Grouse HillWSW 251°2,142 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 5080 °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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