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Striped Butte

Striped Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Striped Butte rises to 1,446 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Anvil Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1446 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94892, -117.07181

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 15
  • Mengel Cabin: 2.4 mi
  • Russel Cabin: 2.6 mi
  • Stone Corral: 6.0 mi
  • Myers Ranch: 6.1 mi
  • World Beater Cabin: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Baker Ranch: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 21.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Striped Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakN 356°3,369 m15.3 mi
Rogers PeakN 358°3,045 m18.6 mi
Bennett PeakN 356°3,027 m17.9 mi
Sentinel PeakN 358°2,936.4 m10.2 mi
Porter PeakN 7°2,774 m7.0 mi
Wildrose PeakN 359°2,763 m22.6 mi
Porter PeakN 7°2,756 m7.0 mi
Parrot PointWNW 292°2,540 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5916:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795893

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