New York Butte
New York Butte rises to 3,248 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Springs, a spring 1.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49056800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,248 m
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 29 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 29 mi
- Padre Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long John Point: 2.6 mi
- Haystack: 4.3 mi
- Keynot Peak: 4.4 mi
- Mount Inyo: 6.7 mi
- Fossil Hill: 8.5 mi
- Goat Springs: 1.7 mi
- French Spring: 4.0 mi
- Cove Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bed Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mexican Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 7.8 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Boulder Creek: 9.7 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 10.4 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 10.6 mi
- Headframe: 3.0 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 3.0 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 8.3 mi
- Cousin Jack: 8.6 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 10.1 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 10.2 mi
- Heart Arch: 10.9 mi
- Mobius Arch: 11.0 mi
- Lathe Arch: 11.0 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 13.0 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
- Barracks Garden: 13.3 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.5 mi
- Kado's Garden: 13.5 mi
- Swansea: 8.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 10.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 10.8 mi
- Keeler: 11.6 mi
- San Carlos: 15.2 mi
- Children's Tub: 14.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 14.0 mi
- Bat Pool: 14.0 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 14.0 mi
- Wizard Pool: 14.7 mi
- Chocolate Block: 10.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 11.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.0 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.1 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 11.1 mi
- Spainhower Park: 7.8 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Merritt Park: 13.7 mi
- Independence Park: 17.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 18.5 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 7.8 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 7.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 13.1 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 18.3 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 18.4 mi
- Miss Alabama: 9.9 mi
- Bat Pole: 11.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 13.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 21.0 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of New York Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | WSW 257° | 4,420 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Williamson | W 272° | 4,383 m | 21.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | WSW 256° | 4,361 m | 20.5 mi |
| Crooks Peak | WSW 256° | 4,342 m | 20.5 mi |
| Lewis Peak | WSW 256° | 4,307 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Russell | WSW 259° | 4,296 m | 20.3 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | WSW 255° | 4,289 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Langley | WSW 243° | 4,277 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358771532
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