The Buttes
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. 63 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
- 2,030 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
63 named places within 25 miles
- Sherman Peak: 5.5 mi
- Tower Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Monument Peak: 10.6 mi
- West Peak: 10.9 mi
- East Peak: 11.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.0 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 11.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 12.0 mi
- McKnight Springs: 14.2 mi
- Green Spring: 19.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sherman: 7.7 mi
- Dinner Station: 9.3 mi
- Hunter: 23.8 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 15.0 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 15.1 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 15.9 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 15.4 mi
- The Elko E: 17.0 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 17.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler Mountain | NW 313° | 2,750 m | 23.8 mi |
| Nannies Peak | WNW 288° | 2,672 m | 15.4 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,670 m | 15.4 mi |
| Swales Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,430 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | WSW 254° | 2,377 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,345 m | 9.0 mi |
| Elko Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,286 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SSW 213° | 2,281 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
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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