Black Butte
Black Butte rises to 1,721 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Modoc County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,721 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Butte: 0.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Allen Butte: 2.2 mi
- Ostrom Point: 2.9 mi
- Cat Hill: 3.0 mi
- Ash Creek Wildlife Area: 9.7 mi
- Adin park: 11.9 mi
- Clara Bieber Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 15.8 mi
- Hayden Hill-Silva Flat State Game Refuge: 23.0 mi
- Noble Bluff: 5.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
- Deer Spring: 15.4 mi
- Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 22.1 mi
- Young Falls: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Black Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,149 m | 22.4 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,137 m | 15.1 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | E 90° | 2,111 m | 12.2 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,988 m | 9.1 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | E 93° | 1,988 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hermit Butte | E 89° | 1,979 m | 15.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,943 m | 4.9 mi |
| Widow Mountain | SW 224° | 1,928 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795382
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