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Second Butte

Second Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Second Butte rises to 1,414 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is First Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98517, -121.19192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Young Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Burney Falls: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 9.6 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Second Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainS 180°2,222 m14.5 mi
Harvey MountainSSE 154°2,217 m18.7 mi
Slate MountainESE 123°2,162 m20.9 mi
Ashurst MountainSSE 147°2,143 m20.2 mi
Patterson MountainSSE 167°2,097 m16.5 mi
Cone MountainS 169°2,024 m20.3 mi
Lava PeakSE 124°1,990 m19.0 mi
Cal MountainS 177°1,967 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3420:0020:41
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:2715:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485663696761514134
Precip in3.02.62.71.81.50.70.20.20.41.12.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799596

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