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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
1,414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98517, -121.19192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 4
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 22.4 miles of Second Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainS2,222 m14.5 mi
Harvey MountainSSE2,217 m18.7 mi
Slate MountainESE2,162 m20.9 mi
Ashurst MountainSSE2,143 m20.2 mi
Patterson MountainSSE2,097 m16.5 mi
Cone MountainS2,024 m20.3 mi
Lava PeakSE1,990 m19.0 mi
Cal MountainS1,967 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 50–80 °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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