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Nine Buck Butte

Nine Buck Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Nine Buck Butte rises to 1,735 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48516, -121.79167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 13
  • Heppe Bridge: 19.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.6 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 20.7 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 23.0 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 23.1 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 23.1 mi
  • POW - MIA: 23.1 mi
  • Coming Home: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Freudian System Cave: 6.8 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 19.2 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 21.1 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 22.1 mi
  • Black Crater: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 17.5 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 20.8 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Red Banks: 22.0 mi
  • Red Banks: 22.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 23.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.5 mi
  • Padgetts Bluff: 24.8 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Deer Springs: 21.5 mi
  • Panther Springs: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 23.1 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Nine Buck Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ash Creek ButteW 259°2,554 m13.6 mi
Haight MountainWNW 289°2,434 m9.4 mi
West Haight MountainWNW 289°2,430 m11.6 mi
Rainbow MountainW 265°2,301 m8.6 mi
Dry Creek PeakW 261°2,298 m9.5 mi
Medicine MountainENE 60°2,295 m10.8 mi
Badger PeakNE 47°2,236 m11.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNE 46°2,197 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:41

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798934

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