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Allen Butte

Allen Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Allen Butte rises to 1,392 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49008627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1392 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35989, -121.08775

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Young Falls: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knox MountainESE 121°2,149 m23.7 mi
Manzanita MountainESE 111°2,137 m15.9 mi
Black MountainWNW 300°2,125 m23.5 mi
Grouse MountainE 100°2,111 m12.6 mi
Schaffer MountainE 88°1,988 m9.0 mi
Horsehead MountainESE 103°1,988 m12.3 mi
Hermit ButteE 97°1,979 m16.0 mi
Fox MountainSSE 158°1,943 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
June solstice05:3220:0020:42
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2815:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218139 — Allen Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358760794

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