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Two Buttes

Two Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Two Buttes rises to 1,816 m in California. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Corners Monument, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1816 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96295, -120.05689

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Springs: 9
Parks: 4
  • McDonald City Park: 21.2 mi
  • Swimming Pool City Park: 21.5 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 21.5 mi
  • Sheldon National Antelope Refuge: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • L: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crane MountainNW 306°2,577.4 m11.7 mi
Drake PeakN 352°2,562.5 m23.5 mi
Light PeakNNW 349°2,537.5 m24.0 mi
Mount BidwellW 272°2,529 m5.6 mi
Mount VidaWSW 257°2,500 m8.8 mi
Yellow MountainW 271°2,460 m7.7 mi
Buck MountainSW 214°2,417 m20.5 mi
Fandango PeakSW 233°2,369 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5820:40
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4816:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540455361706861503830
Precip in2.71.92.11.81.50.80.20.20.31.12.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807646

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