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West Buttes

West Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

West Buttes rises to 2,252 m in Nevada. Lake Peak stands 3,329 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Delcer Buttes, a peak 3.9 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 25 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2252 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.36021, -115.01448

32 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 15
  • Mustang Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Owens Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Dry Canyon Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Gardner Spring: 20.6 mi
Peaks: 14
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNW 305°3,329 m24.4 mi
Tipton PeakW 280°3,315 m24.8 mi
Wines PeakWNW 303°3,311 m24.3 mi
Spruce MountainNE 37°3,119 m16.7 mi
High PeakSSE 154°2,856 m13.8 mi
Mount TaylorSSE 155°2,809 m11.1 mi
High Bald PeaksSW 219°2,760 m10.3 mi
Currie SummitSSE 162°2,574 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:1119:3320:14
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0015:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263037435362716959473627
Precip in1.71.41.51.51.40.80.50.50.91.11.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 854668 — West Buttes, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357554970

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