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Caldwell Butte

Caldwell Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Caldwell Butte rises to 1,582 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caldwell Minor, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,582 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69834, -121.48080

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Chocolate Bridge: 1.8 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 3.3 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 5.8 mi
  • Black Crater: 5.9 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 17.3 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 17.8 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 22.2 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Caldwell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS2,398 m8.4 mi
Mount HoffmanSSW2,397 m7.1 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW2,381 m8.5 mi
Glass MountainS2,316 m6.8 mi
Medicine MountainSW2,295 m11.5 mi
Badger PeakSW2,236 m10.3 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW2,197 m12.4 mi
Grouse HillSW2,142 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220383 — Caldwell Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/59949971

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