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Murch Butte

Murch Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Murch Butte rises to 1,379 m in California. Haight Mountain stands 2,434 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1379 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.80348, -121.93195
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 19.0 mi
  • Forbidden Arch: 19.4 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Coming Home: 23.5 mi
  • POW - MIA: 23.6 mi
  • All Wounded Warriors: 23.6 mi
  • The Nurses: 23.6 mi
  • Why? Group: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Fleener Chimneys: 19.0 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 19.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 19.7 mi
  • Canby Cross: 20.0 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 8
  • Turtle Campground: 18.4 mi
  • Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 19.3 mi
  • Spring Island Day Use Site: 21.1 mi
  • Keno Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Murch Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haight MountainS 185°2,434 m19.0 mi
West Haight MountainSSW 191°2,430 m18.5 mi
Willow Creek MountainW 273°2,384 m15.9 mi
Ball MountainW 267°2,373 m11.5 mi
Garner MountainSSE 157°2,195 m15.9 mi
Butte MountainWNW 282°2,103 m13.7 mi
Deer MountainSW 217°2,098 m17.1 mi
Eagle RockWNW 288°2,092 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0520:47
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5616:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805576

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