The Buttresses
The Buttresses is a cliff in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 7,474 feet. The Buttresses is situated nearby to the locality Bottomless Pit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainbow Falls and Red Cones.
Rainbow Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0.
Rainbow Falls is the highest waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of California, in the United States.
Red Cones
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Red Cones are a pair of cinder cones near Devils Postpile National Monument, in eastern Madera County of central California. They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest. Red Cones is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Buttresses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devils Postpile National Monument and Lake Mary.
Devils Postpile National Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devils Postpile National Monument is a United States national monument located in Madera County in the Sierra Nevada region of the state of California.
Lake Mary
Hamlet
Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, California, United States. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of 7,880 feet. Lake Mary is situated 5 miles east of The Buttresses.
Old Mammoth
Suburb
Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, California, United States. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of 7,880 feet. Old Mammoth is situated 6 miles east of The Buttresses.
The Buttresses
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 7,474 feet
- Description: cliff in Madera County, California, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.612° or 37° 36′ 43″ northLongitude
-119.08698° or 119° 5′ 13″ westElevation
7,474 feet (2,278 metres)Open location code
8592JW67+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 358800331OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“The Buttresses” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Buttresses”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bottomless Pit and Island Crossing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rainbow Falls Trailhead and free natural hot pool.
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