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Fourth Butte

Fourth Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Fourth Butte rises to 1,440 m in California. Blacks Mountain stands 2,222 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Lassen County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99044, -121.23192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Young Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Burney Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 7.8 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Fourth Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blacks MountainS2,222 m15.0 mi
Harvey MountainSSE2,217 m20.0 mi
Ashurst MountainSE2,143 m21.7 mi
Patterson MountainSSE2,097 m17.4 mi
Cone MountainSSE2,024 m21.1 mi
Lava PeakESE1,990 m20.9 mi
Cal MountainS1,967 m22.5 mi
Spring HillE1,955 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3420:0020:41
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 °F353843485663696761514134
Precip in3.02.62.71.81.50.70.20.20.41.12.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HAT Creek, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797841

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