Half Butte
Half Butte is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Ship Mountain stands 1,618 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brother Jonathan Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 17 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Rock Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint · 26 mi
- House Rock Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Whaleshead Viewpoint · 28 mi
119 named places within 25 miles
- South Big Dune: 2.5 mi
- Howland Summit: 3.7 mi
- Howland Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 9.7 mi
- Childs Hill: 9.9 mi
- Brother Jonathan Park: 0.1 mi
- Beach Front Park: 0.7 mi
- Del Norte County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
- Clifford Kamph Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Kamph Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
- Boy Scout Tree: 4.5 mi
- Grove of Titans: 6.0 mi
- Stout Grove: 7.1 mi
- Elephant Tree: 13.1 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 13.1 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Brother Jonathan Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- St. George Reef Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Battery Point Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- Billy Boone Square: 0.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.4 mi
- Kellogg Road Beach: 8.2 mi
- Wilson Creek Beach: 11.7 mi
- Hidden Beach: 13.2 mi
- Pelican State Beach: 16.8 mi
- Point St. George Reef Offshore State Marine Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Crissey Field State Recreation Site: 17.4 mi
- Winchuck State Recreation Site: 17.7 mi
- Harris Beach Marine Garden: 22.4 mi
- Harris Beach State Park: 22.5 mi
- Danger Point: 16.8 mi
- High Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Red Point: 19.4 mi
- Rainbow Rock: 24.0 mi
- Black Point: 24.4 mi
- MaryLee Thompson-Smith Commemorative Garden: 13.1 mi
- Trees of Mystery: 13.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Oil House: 0.5 mi
- Crescent City Lighthouse: 0.5 mi
- White Rock: 3.4 mi
- Fern Fall: 4.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe: 13.1 mi
- Picnic table: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Half Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Mountain | E 93° | 1,618 m | 21.5 mi |
| Number Three | E 93° | 1,616 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hurdygurdy Butte | E 85° | 1,597 m | 23.2 mi |
| Number Two | E 92° | 1,594 m | 21.7 mi |
| Summit Valley Peak | ESE 117° | 1,594 m | 22.7 mi |
| Number One | E 90° | 1,586 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bear Basin Butte | E 80° | 1,585 m | 24.5 mi |
| Number Four | E 94° | 1,556 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 11.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crescent City Mcnamara AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358767060
Day trips start here
- Crescent City · 1 mi
- Del Norte County · 13 mi
- Klamath · 18 mi
- Brookings-Harbor · 22 mi
- Redwood National Park · 25 mi
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