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Rocky Butte

Rocky Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Butte rises to 1,736 m in Nevada. Knoll Mountain stands 2,663 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ninemile Mountain, a peak 6.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 10 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44687, -114.33558

39 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 25
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
  • Warm Springs: 12.2 mi
  • South Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Boyd Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Governors Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Tunnel Spring No. 2: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knoll MountainNW 308°2,663 m19.4 mi
Murdock MountainS 186°2,532 m15.7 mi
Blanchard MountainNW 314°2,497 m23.6 mi
Bald Eagle MountainSE 127°2,438 m20.8 mi
Black MountainWSW 240°2,394 m22.8 mi
Delano PeakNNE 17°2,390 m12.4 mi
Round TopNNE 16°2,332 m13.2 mi
White Rock MountainNE 34°2,281 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:50
June solstice06:0520:3321:15
September equinox07:2619:0019:36
December solstice08:0116:2717:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938445462716959463324
Precip in0.80.50.70.81.41.00.70.50.80.70.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montello 2NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 848430 — Rocky Butte (historic), Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357552677

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