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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
1,735 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: 3
Parks: 2
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 14.0 miles of Nine Buck Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ash Creek ButteW2,554 m13.6 mi
Haight MountainWNW2,434 m9.4 mi
West Haight MountainWNW2,430 m11.6 mi
Rainbow MountainW2,301 m8.6 mi
Dry Creek PeakW2,298 m9.5 mi
Medicine MountainENE2,295 m10.8 mi
Badger PeakNE2,236 m11.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNE2,197 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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