Virgin Creek Buttes
Virgin Creek Buttes rises to 1,422 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fawn Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,422 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fawn Butte: 3.3 mi
- Trinity Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pony Buttes: 4.7 mi
- Mary Blaine Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Potato Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Tish Tang Campground & River Access: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 16.2 mi
- Tonkin Park: 16.9 mi
- Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 17.0 mi
- Boise Creek Campgrouns USFS: 18.0 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 15.9 mi
- Gray Falls: 16.0 mi
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 17.6 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.2 mi
- High Spring: 8.7 mi
- China Spring: 13.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.9 mi
- Bigfoot Statue: 16.9 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 17.0 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 17.0 mi
- Gold Panner: 17.0 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 9.7 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 19.4 mi
- Negro Flat: 12.9 mi
- Dedrick: 21.3 mi
- Canon City: 22.2 mi
- Russell Cabin: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 21.6 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 15.9 mi
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 17.8 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 16.1 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 17.6 mi
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Virgin Creek Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | ESE 105° | 2,726 m | 16.2 mi |
| Caesar Peak | ESE 104° | 2,714 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Hilton | ESE 115° | 2,694 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,662 m | 19.0 mi |
| Wedding Cake | ESE 107° | 2,605 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Granite Peak | ESE 116° | 2,443 m | 20.3 mi |
| Packers Peak | E 84° | 2,390 m | 19.8 mi |
| Coyote Peak | E 83° | 2,365 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358804222
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