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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: 11
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 MountainENE 73°2,384 m20.5 mi
Herd PeakESE 109°2,087 m21.2 mi
Dry Lake MountainNW 307°2,063 m20.6 mi
Cottonwood PeakN 353°2,014.1 m11.0 mi
Sterling MountainNNW 329°2,012 m21.5 mi
Miller MountainESE 104°1,995 m20.5 mi
Indian Creek BaldyW 273°1,911 m10.8 mi
McKinley MountainW 281°1,899 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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