Soda Butte
Soda Butte rises to 2,701 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinn Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,701 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Quinn Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Maggie Mountain: 4.8 mi
- North Maggie Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Bullfrog Peak: 4.9 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 18.3 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 19.0 mi
- Tharp's Log: 19.0 mi
- Parker Group: 19.1 mi
- Buttress Tree: 19.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.1 mi
- Doyle Springs: 9.4 mi
- Big Spring: 9.8 mi
- Jug Spring: 10.4 mi
- Tufa Falls: 8.5 mi
- Volcano Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 13.4 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 2.9 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 7.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 9.5 mi
- Alles Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 13.8 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 19.0 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Valhalla: 17.3 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 23.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 20.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Soda Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NNE 20° | 4,205 m | 15.0 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NNE 14° | 4,185 m | 15.5 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NNE 14° | 4,170 m | 15.4 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NNE 17° | 4,166 m | 15.2 mi |
| Squaretop | NNE 15° | 4,122 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bilko Pinnacle | NNE 16° | 4,087 m | 15.2 mi |
| Needham Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,816 m | 9.3 mi |
| Florence Peak | NNE 11° | 3,789 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808751
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