Ash Butte
Ash Butte rises to 2,306 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cinder Cone, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,306 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Cinder Cone: 1.9 mi
- Mount Hoffman: 2.1 mi
- Red Cinder: 2.2 mi
- Sunrise Peak: 2.3 mi
- Black Butte: 2.5 mi
- Panther Spring: 2.4 mi
- Cascade Springs: 9.4 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 11.2 mi
- Domingo Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 9.4 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 11.5 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 16.2 mi
- Devastated Area: 10.4 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 10.4 mi
- Hot Rock: 11.7 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 13.1 mi
- Sulphur Works: 15.0 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 9.1 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 13.1 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 13.1 mi
- Big Boiler: 13.1 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 10.4 mi
- Chester Park: 14.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 15.6 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 19.3 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bluff Falls: 15.9 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 6.6 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 9.6 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Catfish Beach: 15.4 mi
- Westwood Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 7.8 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 14.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Ash Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | W 259° | 3,187 m | 12.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 256° | 2,811 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | WSW 255° | 2,721 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Helen | WSW 253° | 2,694 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,664 m | 12.9 mi |
| Reading Peak | WSW 250° | 2,647 m | 11.0 mi |
| Vulcans Castle | WSW 257° | 2,586 m | 14.1 mi |
| Chaos Crags | W 270° | 2,567 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796650
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