Double Butte

Double Butte is the 2,579-foot (786 m) mountain summit, distinguished by two buttes,[1] (the other at abou 2,480 feet or 756 metres) in Riverside County, California.[3]

Not to be confused with Double Butte Cemetery.
Double Butte
Double Butte
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation2,579 ft (786 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence914 ft (279 m) [2]
Coordinates33°43′26″N 117°07′23″W [1]
Geography
LocationRiverside County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeDouble Butte Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Winchester
Geology
Mountain typeGranitic
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

History

To the east of the Double Butte, there is a disposal site landfill around the area,[4][5] but it has been closed in recent years.[6]

Geography

The Double Butte County Regional Park is located in the canyon in the middle of the south side of the range.[7] By 2014, the County Regional Park was still undeveloped and closed to the public.[6]

It is the western most summit of a mountain range north of Winchester, California, east of Perris Valley and west of the San Jacinto Valley. The eastern ridge is composed primarily of metamorphic rock of the Triassic - Jurassic French Valley formation. The remainder of the Double Butte range is composed primarily of Cretaceous granitic rock.

Hiking

Two hiking trails exist on the mountain, one to the peak and the other along its west face. [8][9]

Two climbing sites are located on its west face.[10]

References
  1. "Double". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. "Double Butte, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "Double Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Double Butte Disposal Site Landfill, Usa.com
  5. Double Butte Disposal Site, Energyjustiec.net
  6. Valley South Subtransmission Project, Cpuc.ca.gov, June 2016
  7. "Double Butte County Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  8. "4.45 mi. hike in Homeland on June 2, 2012, 7:00 pm". MapMyHike.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  9. "3.03 mi hike Apr. 15, 2012, 3:55 pm". MapMyHike.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  10. "Double Butte Mountain". TheCrag.com. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
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