Rocky Butte
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
- 10.4 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
39 named places within 25 miles
- Ninemile Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Grassy Hill: 12.0 mi
- Delano Peak: 12.4 mi
- Round Top: 13.2 mi
- China Jim Mountain: 14.5 mi
- 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
- Chicken Hole Base: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Mountain | NW 308° | 2,663 m | 19.4 mi |
| Murdock Mountain | S 186° | 2,532 m | 15.7 mi |
| Blanchard Mountain | NW 314° | 2,497 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SE 127° | 2,438 m | 20.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,394 m | 22.8 mi |
| Delano Peak | NNE 17° | 2,390 m | 12.4 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 16° | 2,332 m | 13.2 mi |
| White Rock Mountain | NE 34° | 2,281 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:33 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:27 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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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