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Louisiana Butte

Louisiana Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Louisiana Butte rises to 2,069 m in California. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mesa, a peak 2.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2069 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04800, -117.61979

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
Historic sites: 14
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 10.8 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Louisiana Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maturango PeakNE 54°2,670 m8.6 mi
Parkinson PeakENE 63°2,662 m8.3 mi
Parrot PointENE 73°2,540 m8.1 mi
Coso PeakNNW 334°2,483 m11.9 mi
Pinon PeakNW 318°2,336 m13.9 mi
Silver PeakNW 325°2,287 m8.5 mi
Silver MountainNW 318°2,270 m18.1 mi
Iron HillNW 325°2,108 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3519:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5816:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660958 — Louisiana Butte, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808284

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