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that was originally built in 1915 tops the highest point on Sierra Buttes. In 1964, employees of the
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Mountain of the Sierra Nevada in
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North aspect of Sierra Buttes seen from Gold Lake
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571:Looking down the stairs of Sierra Buttes
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882:North American 2000 m summits
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409:Köppen climate classification
203:Show map of the United States
79:17.81 mi (28.66 km)
767:, Adler Publishing Company,
49:8,591 ft (2,619 m)
646:"Sierra Buttes, California"
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119:39.5935382°N 120.6470451°W
59:1,870 ft (570 m)
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812:Encyclopædia Britannica
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170:Show map of California
167:Location in California
902:Tahoe National Forest
859:Sierra Buttes trail:
734:John Elliott (2021),
329:Tahoe National Forest
298:Hiking trail + stairs
591:Mountains portal
461:California Gold Rush
361:Sierra Peaks Section
90:Sierra Peaks Section
738:, Page Publishing,
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110:120°38′49″W
97:Coordinates
65:Parent peak
876:Categories
867:sfgate.com
721:2022-06-28
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655:2022-06-28
597:References
449:island arc
341:Sacramento
325:Mount Lola
321:California
107:39°35′37″N
55:Prominence
353:prominent
135:Geography
75:Isolation
69:Peak 8740
45:Elevation
775:, p. 193
578:See also
455:period.
453:Devonian
445:peperite
286:Climbing
268:Devonian
243:Topo map
214:Location
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431:Geology
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374:Lookout
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