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Butcher Hill

Butcher Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Butcher Hill rises to 962 m in California. Willow Creek Mountain stands 2,384 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome Sign / Sculpture, a artwork 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017178, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
962 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72931, -122.62030

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 25
Parks: 15
  • Newton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gold Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Yreka Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ringe Park: 1.2 mi
  • Shasta View Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Butcher Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Willow Creek MountainENE2,384 m20.5 mi
Herd PeakESE2,087 m21.2 mi
Dry Lake MountainNW2,063 m20.6 mi
Cottonwood PeakN2,014 m11.0 mi
Sterling MountainNNW2,012 m21.5 mi
Miller MountainESE1,995 m20.5 mi
Indian Creek BaldyW1,911 m10.8 mi
McKinley MountainW1,899 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3720:0720:49
September equinox06:5918:3319:09
December solstice07:3515:5916:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657753 — Butcher Hill, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358805814

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