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First Butte

First Butte, seen from above at true elevation

First Butte rises to 1,382 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Second Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Lassen County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028956, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98267, -121.17719

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Young Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Burney Falls: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 10.3 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of First Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainS 183°2,222 m14.4 mi
Harvey MountainSSE 156°2,217 m18.3 mi
Slate MountainESE 123°2,162 m20.2 mi
Ashurst MountainSSE 149°2,143 m19.6 mi
Patterson MountainS 169°2,097 m16.2 mi
Cone MountainS 171°2,024 m20.0 mi
Lava PeakSE 125°1,990 m18.2 mi
Gooch MountainSE 127°1,975 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3419:5920:41
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:2715:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260128 — First Butte, Lassen County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797796

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