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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
1,580 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: 7
Parks: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
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 PeakSW2,398 m19.6 mi
Mount HoffmanSW2,397 m19.8 mi
Glass MountainSW2,316 m18.4 mi
Indian ButteSW2,037 m16.8 mi
Bryant MountainN1,969 m16.5 mi
Cinder ButteWSW1,813 m19.2 mi
Cougar ButteSW1,762 m14.7 mi
Double Head MountainESE1,686 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 50–80 °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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