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Cougar Butte

Cougar Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Butte rises to 1,762 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1762 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65349, -121.47194

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Ovis Bridge: 4.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 4.2 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 4.4 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 4.4 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 4.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 4.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 8.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 8.8 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Canby's Cross: 16.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 16.5 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 16.6 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 16.6 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 14.9 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 20.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Cougar Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSW 200°2,398 m5.5 mi
Mount HoffmanSW 235°2,397 m5.2 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 208°2,381 m5.8 mi
Glass MountainSSW 205°2,316 m4.0 mi
Medicine MountainSW 229°2,295 m9.5 mi
Badger PeakWSW 245°2,236 m9.0 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWSW 242°2,197 m11.0 mi
Grouse HillWSW 251°2,142 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3220:0220:44
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:39

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764184

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