Volcano Butte
Volcano Butte rises to 1,791 m in California. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mesa, a peak 2.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1791 m
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 26 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 26 mi
- Padre Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mountain Spring: 5.1 mi
- Coso Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- La Motte Spring: 9.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bircham Springs: 10.3 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Louisiana Butte: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Volcano Peak: 10.8 mi
- Parrot Point: 11.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.8 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.9 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.9 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.9 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.9 mi
- Madonna: 19.4 mi
- Not A Through Street: 19.5 mi
- Egg: 19.5 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 24.9 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 24.9 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 15.1 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 15.2 mi
- plane: 23.0 mi
- plane: 23.1 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 23.3 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 21.6 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 23.0 mi
- China Lake Museum: 23.0 mi
- Maturango Museum: 24.7 mi
- China Lake Museum: 24.7 mi
- Coso: 13.2 mi
- Darwin: 19.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 20.6 mi
- Ballarat: 23.8 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 21.7 mi
- Pearson Park: 24.1 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 24.7 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 25.0 mi
- Fossil Falls: 14.9 mi
- Darwin Falls: 24.0 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 21.7 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Volcano Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maturango Peak | NE 42° | 2,670 m | 12.3 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NE 48° | 2,662 m | 11.7 mi |
| Parrot Point | NE 54° | 2,540 m | 11.2 mi |
| Coso Peak | NNW 345° | 2,483 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | WSW 240° | 2,435 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chimney Peak | WSW 250° | 2,427 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pinon Peak | NNW 331° | 2,336 m | 16.6 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNW 342° | 2,287 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251112 — Volcano Butte, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358794263
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