San Joaquin Butte
San Joaquin Butte is a cliff in Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 2,251 feet. San Joaquin Butte is situated nearby to the village Prather, as well as near the hamlet New Auberry.- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 2,251 feet
- Description: cliff in Fresno County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Squaw Leap”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerckhoff Dam.
Kerckhoff Dam
Power station
Kerckhoff Dam is a concrete arch dam on the San Joaquin River in Fresno County, California, about 10 mi southwest of Big Creek. The 114 ft tall dam is a run-of-the-river facility impounding 4,252 acre⋅ft of water and is the primary feature of Pacific Gas and Electric's Kerckhoff hydroelectric project.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prather and Marshall Junction.
Prather
Village
Prather is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located 25 miles northeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 1,657 ft. Prather has a population of 1,569. Prather is situated 2½ miles southeast of San Joaquin Butte.
Marshall Junction
Hamlet
Marshall Station is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. It was located near the south end of the Auberry Valley 3.5 miles west-southwest of Prather. Marshall Junction is situated 4 miles south of San Joaquin Butte.
Hildreth
Hamlet
Hildreth is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 3.5 miles east-southeast of O'Neals, at an elevation of 1247 feet. In the late 1870s, Tom Hildreth opened a store at the site, thereby beginning the town named for him. Hildreth is situated 6 miles northwest of San Joaquin Butte.
San Joaquin Butte
- Category: landform
- Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.06828° or 37° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-119.54403° or 119° 32′ 39″ westElevation
2,251 feet (686 metres)Open location code
85923F94+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 358800045OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“San Joaquin Butte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “San Joaquin Butte”
- Cebuano: “Squaw Leap”
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Localities in the Area
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