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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
1582 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: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 13.8 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.8 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 13.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 13.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 9.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 17.3 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 17.8 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 18.0 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 22.2 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 23.3 mi
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 13.9 miles of Caldwell Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS 189°2,398 m8.4 mi
Mount HoffmanSSW 212°2,397 m7.1 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 195°2,381 m8.5 mi
Glass MountainS 190°2,316 m6.8 mi
Medicine MountainSW 216°2,295 m11.5 mi
Badger PeakSW 228°2,236 m10.3 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW 228°2,197 m12.4 mi
Grouse HillSW 233°2,142 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 5080 °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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