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The Buttes

The Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

The Buttes rises to 2,030 m in Nevada. Wheeler Mountain stands 2,750 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Peak, a peak 5.5 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 26 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2030 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.05853, -115.69424

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Springs: 17
Parks: 13
  • Humboldt Park: 10.7 mi
  • Elko Skate Park: 15.2 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Park: 15.2 mi
  • Peace Park: 15.3 mi
  • Main City Park: 15.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 16.0 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 16.0 mi
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Caterpillar grader: 15.0 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 15.1 mi
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 15.9 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 23.0 mi
  • hot spring: 23.1 mi
  • hot spring: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 17.0 mi
  • The Elko E: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainNW 313°2,750 m23.8 mi
Nannies PeakWNW 288°2,672 m15.4 mi
Lone MountainWNW 288°2,670 m15.4 mi
Swales MountainWSW 246°2,430 m20.5 mi
Fish Creek MountainWSW 254°2,377 m21.0 mi
Tower MountainNNE 13°2,345 m9.0 mi
Elko MountainSSE 163°2,286 m11.8 mi
Sherman PeakSSW 213°2,281 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1119:3820:19
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0515:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253038455362726959473526
Precip in1.20.80.91.01.00.70.50.30.50.70.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryndon, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 844240 — The Buttes, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549912

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