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Square Butte

Square Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Square Butte rises to 1,494 m in Arizona. Mitchell Peak stands 2,388 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Modoc Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1494 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.05562, -109.35285

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
  • Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Ash Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Gold Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Poor Farm Spring: 6.7 mi
Parks: 13
  • Degrazia Park: 1.3 mi
  • County Ball fields: 2.1 mi
  • Sumitomo Park: 2.1 mi
  • Riverview Park: 3.3 mi
  • Blackbridge Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Greenlee County Historical: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shovel: 3.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sardine Falls: 10.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Square Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mitchell PeakN 355°2,388 m11.4 mi
Grey PeakNNW 345°2,277 m12.4 mi
Enebro MountainNNW 345°2,262 m8.6 mi
Coronado MountainNNW 331°2,253 m5.9 mi
Pinal PointN 355°2,209 m8.6 mi
Painted BluffsNNW 337°2,187 m8.7 mi
Cold Spring MountainENE 78°2,143 m12.9 mi
Big Lue MountainsE 85°2,139 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5718:29
June solstice05:1018:5419:30
September equinox06:0617:4318:16
December solstice07:1716:3717:15

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485359667484878579695647
Precip in1.31.50.90.50.50.43.13.31.71.41.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clifton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359273379

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