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Copper Butte

Copper Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Butte rises to 1,883 m in California. Observation Peak stands 2,237 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponytail Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49021967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,883 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93722, -123.11439

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 18
Attractions: 7
  • Bigfoot Trap: 8.3 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 10.2 mi
  • Sugar pine river access: 16.9 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 18.7 mi
  • Sterling Mine Tunnel: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ponytail Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Maple Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 22.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Happy Camp River Park: 16.5 mi
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 18.5 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 19.0 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 24.2 mi
  • Tree of life: 24.2 mi
  • Dragonfly: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Cabin: 6.0 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Copper Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observation PeakENE2,237 m12.9 mi
Condrey MountainE2,164 m6.9 mi
Scraggy MountainENE2,117 m6.0 mi
Lake MountainS2,096 m13.1 mi
Dry Lake MountainESE2,063 m9.2 mi
Red ButteW2,054 m3.6 mi
Kangaroo MountainWSW2,040 m4.5 mi
Arnold MountainWNW2,026 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/778981509

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