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West Butte Borrego Mountain

West Butte Borrego Mountain, a peak in California
West Butte Borrego Mountain, a peak in CaliforniaChris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Butte Borrego Mountain rises to 368 m in California. Rabbit Peak stands 2,028 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is East Butte Borrego Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35728786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
367.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.19134, -116.20405

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Borrego Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Five Palms Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Seventeen Palms Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Dave McCain Spring: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 48
  • East Butte Borrego Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Fonts Point: 4.8 mi
  • Metate Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Mat Puy Nah Achhuukaayp: 5.2 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 44
Attractions: 21
  • Blowsand Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Devil's Slide: 5.5 mi
  • Barrel Springs: 6.2 mi
  • 5 Palms: 6.9 mi
  • Seventeen Palms: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
Parks: 11
Picnic sites: 3
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 15.9 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • desert garden: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Broken Ankle Bend: 15.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabbit PeakN 353°2,028 m16.8 mi
Peak 6582NNW 341°2,006 m19.5 mi
Hot Springs MountainWNW 292°1,985 m23.3 mi
Monument PeakSSW 211°1,904 m24.2 mi
Stephenson PeakSSW 209°1,889 m25.0 mi
San Ysidro MountainWNW 284°1,873.6 m17.6 mi
Garnet PeakSW 219°1,800 m23.5 mi
The ThimbleWNW 283°1,761.4 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:57
June solstice05:3719:2119:58
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4516:0416:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269748189969690796758
Precip in0.70.80.50.10.00.00.30.40.30.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocotillo Wells 2W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660361 — Borrego Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807844

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