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Pony Buttes

Pony Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Pony Buttes rises to 2,005 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Blaine Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2005 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05930, -123.25893

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Gray Falls: 18.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 19.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 20.3 mi
  • Tonkin Park: 21.0 mi
  • Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 21.1 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 22.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Marble Springs: 4.9 mi
  • China Spring: 9.2 mi
  • High Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Grays Fall Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
  • Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Whites Bar Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Big Bar Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Bigfoot Statue: 21.0 mi
  • Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 21.1 mi
  • Museum Bigfoot Statue: 21.1 mi
  • Gold Panner: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Russell Cabin: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock Lookout: 21.7 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 20.1 mi
  • Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Pony Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakESE 110°2,726 m11.7 mi
Caesar PeakESE 108°2,714 m12.2 mi
Mount HiltonESE 123°2,694 m12.8 mi
Sawtooth MountainESE 114°2,662 m14.6 mi
Caribou MountainE 97°2,609 m15.7 mi
Wedding CakeESE 113°2,605 m11.9 mi
Siligo PeakESE 113°2,482 m20.2 mi
Black MountainE 101°2,444 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4220:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3616:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358804056

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