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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. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063200, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,005 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05930, -123.25893

101 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
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 25 miles of Pony Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakESE2,726 m11.7 mi
Caesar PeakESE2,714 m12.2 mi
Mount HiltonESE2,694 m12.8 mi
Sawtooth MountainESE2,662 m14.6 mi
Caribou MountainE2,609 m15.7 mi
Wedding CakeESE2,605 m11.9 mi
Siligo PeakESE2,482 m20.2 mi
Little Granite PeakESE2,443 m16.1 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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