Butte Valley Wildlife Area
Butte Valley Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,290 m. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the west-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ikes Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ikes Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Juniper Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Butte Mountain: 5.5 mi
- McGavin Peak: 5.6 mi
- Ball Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Coming Home: 22.8 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 22.9 mi
- The Nurses: 22.9 mi
- POW - MIA: 22.9 mi
- Why? Group: 22.9 mi
- Turtle Campground: 12.7 mi
- Spring Island Day Use Site: 16.0 mi
- Topsy Recreation Site: 19.2 mi
- Klamath River Recreation Site: 19.4 mi
- Juniper Point Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- New Pokegama: 13.7 mi
- Copco Number 1 Dam: 15.3 mi
- Copco Number 2 Dam: 15.5 mi
- Potter's Mill: 16.0 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 18.3 mi
- Cedar Point: 10.1 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Klamath Rim: 15.0 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 16.0 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 23.1 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 23.5 mi
- Pinehurst: 23.0 mi
- Railroad Museum: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Butte Valley Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,384 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ball Mountain | SW 220° | 2,373 m | 5.7 mi |
| Butte Mountain | W 260° | 2,103 m | 5.5 mi |
| Deer Mountain | S 188° | 2,098 m | 17.6 mi |
| Eagle Rock | W 279° | 2,092 m | 8.1 mi |
| Herd Peak | SSW 206° | 2,087 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hamaker Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,003 m | 15.6 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,995 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copco #1 DAM, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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