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Ash Creek Butte

Ash Creek Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Ash Creek Butte rises to 2,554 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the west-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fons Butte, a peak 3.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49009134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44738, -122.04889

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Ash Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Peaceful Warrior: 11.5 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 11.6 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 11.6 mi
  • POW - MIA: 11.7 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 11.7 mi
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 15.0 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
  • Cougar Park Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 16.5 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 16.7 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Freudian System Cave: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Ash Creek Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaWSW4,322 m8.0 mi
Misery HillWSW4,206 m8.2 mi
Thumb RockWSW3,939 m8.4 mi
ShastinaWSW3,758 m9.4 mi
Shastarama PointWSW3,394 m8.7 mi
Casaval RidgeWSW3,188 m9.7 mi
Green ButteWSW2,802 m9.7 mi
The WhalebackNW2,601 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:21
June solstice05:3520:0420:46
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3215:5816:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256344 — Ash Creek Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796653

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