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Crescent Butte

Crescent Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Crescent Butte rises to 1,530 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolate Bridge, a natural arch 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49022921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71787, -121.51557

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Chocolate Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 0.6 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 2.3 mi
  • Black Crater: 3.8 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 16.1 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 16.6 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.2 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Crescent Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS2,398 m9.6 mi
Mount HoffmanSSW2,397 m7.7 mi
Red Shale ButteS2,381 m9.6 mi
Glass MountainS2,316 m8.1 mi
Medicine MountainSSW2,295 m11.8 mi
Badger PeakSW2,236 m10.1 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW2,197 m12.2 mi
Grouse HillSW2,142 m9.4 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 solstice07:3115:5416:39

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/59949969

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