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Green Butte

Green Butte, a peak in California
Green Butte, a peak in CaliforniaMatt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Green Butte rises to 2,802 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the north-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2802 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37069, -122.20655

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Mud Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Mossbrae Falls: 9.4 mi
Springs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 11.6 mi
  • Peaceful Warrior: 12.0 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 12.1 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 12.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 12.2 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Everett Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 7.3 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 1.9 mi
  • Red Banks: 2.0 mi
  • Castle Crags: 14.7 mi
  • Cosmic Wall: 15.1 mi
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 10.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Green Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaNNE 13°4,321.8 m2.7 mi
Misery HillN 11°4,206.2 m2.4 mi
Thumb RockNNE 14°3,938.9 m2.0 mi
ShastinaNNW 342°3,758.2 m2.8 mi
ShastinaNNW 342°3,758.2 m2.8 mi
Shastarama PointNE 34°3,393.9 m1.2 mi
Casaval RidgeNNW 332°3,187.9 m1.4 mi
Mount EddyWSW 256°2,751 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3620:0520:46
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3215:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475461686761514135
Precip in7.17.46.23.22.21.20.20.20.52.24.37.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658663 — Green Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806512

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