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Pumice Butte

Pumice Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Pumice Butte rises to 2,902 m in California. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Iva Bell Hot Springs, a hot spring 2.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2902 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55188, -119.06068

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Buzztail Spring: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Mahan Cabin: 4.9 mi
  • Pumphouse: 4.9 mi
  • Bunkhouses: 4.9 mi
  • Assay Office: 4.9 mi
  • Air Compressor: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 2.6 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 4.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.2 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Pumice Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Slate MountainESE 106°4,005 m10.9 mi
Bloody MountainE 86°3,825 m8.4 mi
Clyde MinaretNW 320°3,738 m9.7 mi
Michael MinaretNW 319°3,736 m9.9 mi
Mount MorrisonE 87°3,731 m11.1 mi
Ken MinaretNW 320°3,730 m9.6 mi
Eichorn MinaretNW 320°3,730 m9.9 mi
Rice MinaretNW 320°3,730 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265058 — Pumice Butte, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799252

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