Sutter Buttes

Sutter Buttes
Sutter Buttes
	Bird's eye view of the Sutter Buttes, rising over the town of Yuba City, California
Highest point
Peak	South Butte
Elevation	2,122 ft (647 m)
Prominence	2,050 ft (625 m)
Listing	California county high points 56th
Coordinates	39°12′21″N 121°49′13″W / 39.2057239°N 121.8202495°W
Geography
	Sutter Buttes Sutter Buttes
Location	Sutter County, California, U.S.
Region	Sacramento Valley
Topo map	USGS Sutter Buttes
Geology
Type of rock	volcanic neck

Marysville Buttes (Sutter Buttes) Gas Field Geologic Cross Section with 3x vertical exaggeration

The Sutter Buttes (Maidu: Histum Yani or Esto Yamani, Wintun: Olonai-Tol, Nisenan: Estom Yanim) are a small circular complex of eroded volcanic lava domes which rise as buttes above the flat plains of the Sacramento Valley in Sutter County, northern California. They are situated just outside Yuba City in the northern part of the state's Central Valley.

These remnants of a dormant volcano are colloquially referred to as the world's smallest mountain range.^[2] The Sutter Buttes have as their highest point the summit of South Butte, at 2,122 ft (647 m), which is also the highest point in Sutter County.^[3]

At the base of the mountain is the small town of Sutter. The town, county, and buttes are named for John Sutter, a man who received a large land grant in the area from the Mexican government.^[4]^[5]

^ "Sutter Buttes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Poukish, Hannah (August 5, 2024). "Could 'world's smallest mountain range' get new name? What Sutter Buttes could be called". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "South Butte, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference smallest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Nobert, Matthew (July 21, 2024). "Local California government to consider renaming 'sacred' Native American mountain range". Fox40.

[1] "Sutter Buttes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] Poukish, Hannah (August 5, 2024). "Could 'world's smallest mountain range' get new name? What Sutter Buttes could be called". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[pb-3] "South Butte, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

[smallest-4] Cite error: The named reference smallest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Nobert, Matthew (July 21, 2024). "Local California government to consider renaming 'sacred' Native American mountain range". Fox40.

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