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Whitney Butte

Whitney Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Whitney Butte rises to 1,527 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragons Mouth, a natural arch 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1527 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73892, -121.59219

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 1.8 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 2.3 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Fleener Chimneys: 1.8 mi
  • Black Crater: 2.7 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.5 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 4.1 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 3.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 16.1 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 19.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.2 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Whitney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE 158°2,398 m11.9 mi
Mount HoffmanSSE 168°2,397 m9.1 mi
Red Shale ButteSSE 162°2,381 m11.6 mi
Glass MountainSSE 154°2,316 m10.5 mi
Medicine MountainS 185°2,295 m12.1 mi
Badger PeakS 191°2,236 m9.9 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSW 198°2,197 m11.6 mi
Grouse HillSSW 193°2,142 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/59950603

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