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Tucker Butte

Tucker Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Tucker Butte rises to 1,580 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1580 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79516, -121.26026

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 14.3 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Petroglyph Point: 7.6 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 12.6 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 14.4 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 7.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 7.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 8.0 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 8.0 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 15.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 15.5 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 15.9 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 17.1 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 23.5 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Deer Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Tucker Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSW 221°2,398 m19.6 mi
Mount HoffmanSW 230°2,397 m19.8 mi
Glass MountainSW 223°2,316 m18.4 mi
Indian ButteSW 230°2,037 m16.8 mi
Bryant MountainN 357°1,969.313 m16.5 mi
Cinder ButteWSW 247°1,813 m19.2 mi
Cougar ButteSW 228°1,762 m14.7 mi
Double Head MountainESE 115°1,686 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3120:0220:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3015:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777487

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