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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. 60 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

Springs
Peaks: 60
  • 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
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
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 LinnWNW 301°2,464 m16.4 mi
South Yolla BollyWNW 300°2,420 m17.0 mi
Solomon PeakWNW 291°2,306 m20.8 mi
Hammerhorn MountainWNW 288°2,299 m20.2 mi
Black ButteSW 229°2,252 m19.9 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 296°2,247 m15.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 295°2,246 m21.4 mi
Harvey PeakWNW 298°2,221 m18.9 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 5080 °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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