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Whitlock Butte

Whitlock Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Whitlock Butte rises to 420 m in California. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
420 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.91432, -122.58750

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Owens Butte: 1.4 mi
  • Digger Pine Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 3.0 mi
  • Williams Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 4.4 mi
Springs
Parks: 19
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnWNW2,464 m16.4 mi
South Yolla BollyWNW2,420 m17.0 mi
Solomon PeakWNW2,306 m20.8 mi
Hammerhorn MountainWNW2,299 m20.2 mi
Twin PeaksWNW2,247 m15.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW2,246 m21.4 mi
Harvey PeakWNW2,221 m18.9 mi
Windy MountainWNW2,133 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4320:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0616:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454851566472787772625144
Precip in4.54.02.81.41.10.50.10.10.10.92.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stony Gorge Rsvr, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358778826

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