Wilson Butte
Wilson Butte rises to 2,562 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartley Springs, a spring 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,562 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- Lembert Dome · 19 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Obsidian Dome: 1.6 mi
- Mount Downs: 1.7 mi
- Glass Creek Dome: 2.8 mi
- Rainbow Summit: 3.0 mi
- June Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Hartley Springs: 1.3 mi
- Big Springs: 5.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 7.9 mi
- Pilot Spring: 8.9 mi
- Ford Spring: 10.1 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 2.4 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 8.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 8.2 mi
- Mill City Mine: 11.3 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.7 mi
- Minarets Falls: 10.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 13.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Clark Canyon: 6.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 9.3 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 10.6 mi
- Trails End Park: 10.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 11.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
- The Alcove: 6.1 mi
- The Wave: 6.2 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 18.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 2.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.9 mi
- South Tufa Area: 11.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.3 mi
- Upside-Down House: 13.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 11.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.1 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 8.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 8.1 mi
- Bennettville: 16.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 4.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Wilson Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SW 236° | 4,007 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WNW 282° | 3,958 m | 10.2 mi |
| Koip Peak | WNW 283° | 3,954 m | 9.8 mi |
| Banner Peak | WSW 237° | 3,940 m | 11.0 mi |
| Parker Peak | WNW 284° | 3,919 m | 8.9 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | W 275° | 3,881 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Wood | WNW 284° | 3,858 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Lewis | WNW 295° | 3,765 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800651
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 30 mi
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