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Owens Butte

Owens Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Owens Butte rises to 354 m in California. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitlock Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.89765, -122.57139

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
  • Whitlock Butte: 1.4 mi
  • Digger Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Williams Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.4 mi
Parks: 20
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnWNW 303°2,464 m17.8 mi
South Yolla BollyWNW 302°2,420 m18.3 mi
Solomon PeakWNW 293°2,306 m22.1 mi
Hammerhorn MountainWNW 290°2,299 m21.3 mi
Black ButteSW 234°2,252 m19.9 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 299°2,247 m17.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 297°2,246 m22.7 mi
Harvey PeakWNW 300°2,221 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:23
June solstice05:4320:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0616:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454851566472787772625144
Precip in4.54.02.81.41.10.50.10.10.10.92.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stony Gorge Rsvr, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772247

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