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BLACK BUTTE 

(Gorgonio Cell) 

Riverside County, California

Clean Prominence:  2,844
Rank:  55 in CA

List of all P500 summits on the cell:

Black Butte is the highpoint of the Chuckwalla Mountains in Southeastern Riverside County.  The large cell includes 67 summits in Riverside and Imperial Counties, including the desert ranges of Chuckwalla Mountains, Mule Mountains, Palo Verde Mountains, Chocolate Mountains (off-limits to hikers), and the Cargo Muchacho Mountains.

Map of all P500 summits on the cell:    Black Butte Cell Map

revised:  December 16, 2004
RANK SUMMIT NAME ELEVATION E(e) PROMINENCE SADDLE S(e) Lat. Long. Notes










1 Black Butte 4504
2844 1660 20 33º33'41"N 115º20'41"W
2
 HP Cargo Muchacho Mtns. 2217
1417 800 20 32º53'33"N 114º47'54"W
3
 BM Bunch 3446
1406 2040 40 33º27'17"N 115º10'05"W
4
 BM Late 2700
1343 1357
33º11'05"N 115º06'30"W [4]
5 BM Micro (mult.) 3770 30 1290 2480 40 33º39'20"N 115º27'13"W
6 Stud Mtn. 2130
1210 920 20 32º51'27"N 114º45'10"W
7 Mule Mtn. 1801 0 1145 656 33 33º32'00"N 114º48'19"W
8 Picacho Peak 1947
1107 840 20 32º58'21"N 114º39'50"W
9 Quartz Peak 2160 40 1056 1104
33º05'21"N 114º49'23"W
10 Palo Verde Peak 1760 40 1037 723
33º19'46"N 114º46'37"W
11 Pilot Mtn. 4216
1016 3200 40 33º35'18"N 115º22'01"W
12 Pt. 2634 2634
874 1760 40 33º09'35"N 115º03'37"W
13 BM Chuckwalla 2031 0 871 1160 40 33º29'44"N 114º59'11"W
14 BM Corn 3149
869 2280 40 33º38'54"N 115º21'28"W
15 Pt. 2906 2906
866 2040 40 33º38'14"N 115º19'01"W
16 HP Flat Tops 1588 13 768 820 33 33º22'27"N 114º52'05"W
17 Sawtooth Mtn. 2200
760 1440 40 33º11'06"N 114º58'30"W
19 Pt. 2160+ 2160 40 760 1400 40 33º27'17"N 115º04'47"W
18 Black Mtn. 2160 40 760 1400 40 33º03'17"N 114º49'41"W
20 Pt. 1523 1523
743 780 20 32º53'48"N 114º33'49"W
21 Pt. 3040+ 3040 40 720 2320 20 33º28'31"N 115º37'00"W
22 Pasadena Mtn. 1480 20 700 780 20 32º49'21"N 114º45'41"W
23 BM Maia Pais 1474
694 780 20 32º52'45"N 114º36'03"W
24 Pt. 2880+ 2880 40 680 2200 40 33º27'26"N 115º08'28"W
25 Pt. 537m 1762 0 679 1083 33 33º31'32"N 114º47'52"W
26 Pt. 1835 1835
655 1180 20 32º53'19"N 114º46'29"W
27 Pt. 4369 4369
649 3720 40 33º33'22"N 115º22'27"W
28 Pt. 463m 1519 0 633 886 33 33º23'40"N 114º53'38"W
29 Pt. 2905 2905
625 2280 40 33º35'47"N 115º18'32"W
30 Pt. 2465 2465
625 1840 40 33º21'08"N 115º21'38"W
31 Pt. 2779 2779
619 2160 40 33º30'38"N 115º15'11"W
32 Pt. 3533 3533
613 2920 40 33º39'12"N 115º25'17"W
33 Pt. 426m 1398 0 611 787 33 33º30'18"N 114º50'12"W
34 BM BAU 3285
610 2675
33º30'40"N 115º17'20"W
35 Pt. 2120+ 2120 40 600 1520 40 33º28'05"N 115º07'31"W
36 Paint Mtn. 1312 33 590 722 33 33º27'35"N 114º52'09"W
37 Thumb Peak 1375 0 588 787 33 33º24'23"N 114º51'59"W
38 Pilot Knob 874
584 290 10 32º43'54"N 114º45'00"W
39 Pt. 2579 2579
579 2000 40 33º09'01"N 115º02'36"W
40 Pt. 1534 1534
574 960 40 33º20'19"N 114º48'56"W
41 Pt. 1284 1284
564 720 20 32º50'05"N 114º43'56"W
42 BM Top 2063
562 1501
33º02'30"N 114º48'02"W
43 Pt. 1799 1799
559 1240 40 33º29'10"N 115º03'00"W
44 nr. Mt. Barrow 2398
558 1840 40 33º08'41"N 114º56'54"W
45 BM Little Picacho 1538
558 980 20 32º59'07"N 114º39'43"W
46 Pt. 2508 2508
548 1960 40 33º11'34"N 115º10'07"W
47 Little Picacho Peak 1183
543 640 20 32º59'49"N 114º33'09"W
48 Pt. 1890 1890
530 1360 40 33º09'45"N 115º06'47"W
49 Pt. 431m 1414 0 528 886 33 33º30'22"N 114º57'37"W
50 Pt. 2927 2927
527 2400 40 33º39'28"N 115º22'06"W
51 Pt. 2121 2121
521 1600 40 33º10'10"N 114º59'36"W
52 BM Lava 1561
521 1040 40 33º07'29"N 114º44'32"W
53 Pt. 1760+ 1760 40 520 1240 40 32º52'22"N 114º46'37"W
54 Pt. 1560+ (mult.) 1560 40 520 1040 40 33º21'44"N 114º51'26"W
55 Pasadena Peak 1574
514 1060 20 32º50'58"N 114º46'34"W
56 Pt. 1474 1474
514 960 20 32º58'23"N 114º40'13"W
57 Pt. 1568 1568
508 1060 20 32º57'38"N 114º40'01"W
58 Pt. 2940 2940
500 2440 40 33º34'31"N 115º16'37"W
59 Pt. 3416 3416
496 2920 40 33º32'15"N 115º18'51"W
60 Pt. 1455 1455
495 960 40 33º08'58"N 114º43'45"W
61 BM Well 1604
484 1120 40 33º11'23"N 114º49'57"W
62 BM Rule 2083
483 1600 40 33º16'18"N 115º18'25"W
63 Pt. 1841 1841
481 1360 40 33º29'13"N 115º00'43"W
64 Pt. 3000+ 3000 40 480 2520 40 33º28'26"N 115º35'09"W
65 Blue Mtn. 1920 40 480 1440 40 33º14'36"N 115º06'16"W
66 Pt. 1440+ 1440 40 480 960 40 32º54'18"N 114º49'02"W
67 Pt. 1320+ 1320
480 840 40 33º18'25"N 114º46'55"W


[4]  BM Late:  Benchmark (PID DW1374) elevation is 2700 (NGVD29), 2703 (NAVD88).  Topo reads 2680+40.   HP of Chocolate Mountains (off-limits).