Crater Butte
Crater Butte rises to 2,211 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,211 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fairfield Peak: 2.1 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.9 mi
- Hat Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Panther Spring: 3.4 mi
- Cascade Springs: 4.4 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 7.0 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 7.2 mi
- Domingo Spring: 8.8 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 6.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 11.3 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 18.4 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 5.3 mi
- Devastated Area: 6.1 mi
- Hot Rock: 7.8 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 8.0 mi
- Sulphur Works: 9.9 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 4.8 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 8.0 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 8.0 mi
- Big Boiler: 8.0 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bluff Falls: 10.8 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 22.8 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 13.6 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 13.5 mi
- Chester Park: 14.0 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 14.6 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 20.8 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 4.9 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 7.5 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Catfish Beach: 15.4 mi
- Westwood Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 3.1 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Crater Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | W 270° | 3,187 m | 7.9 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,814 m | 11.2 mi |
| Eagle Peak | W 265° | 2,811 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Diller | W 260° | 2,750 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | W 263° | 2,721 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Helen | W 261° | 2,694 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | W 262° | 2,672 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,664 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 12 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797424
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 3 mi
- Shingletown · 27 mi
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