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Carr Butte

Carr Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Carr Butte rises to 1,653 m in California. Horsefly Mountain stands 1,971 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Squatty Butte, a peak 5.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1653 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95599, -121.17026

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 10
  • Forbidden Arch: 21.4 mi
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 22.0 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 22.9 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 24.2 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 11.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 11.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 11.4 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 11.4 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Petroglyph Point: 13.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 19.4 mi
  • Canby Cross: 21.4 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 21.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Malin Community Park: 13.1 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 15.9 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 15.9 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Carr Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsefly MountainNNE 16°1,971.142 m22.2 mi
Bryant MountainNW 315°1,969.313 m7.6 mi
Barry PointENE 61°1,885 m21.8 mi
Strawberry ButteENE 58°1,840 m18.0 mi
Juniper MountainNE 47°1,829.41 m21.6 mi
Castle RockENE 78°1,804 m23.3 mi
Brushy MountainENE 71°1,781 m18.3 mi
Beaver MountainE 90°1,766 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3020:0220:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3015:5216:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257995 — Carr Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797165

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