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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
2,802 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
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 9.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Green Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaNNE4,322 m2.7 mi
Misery HillN4,206 m2.4 mi
Thumb RockNNE3,939 m2.0 mi
ShastinaNNW3,758 m2.8 mi
Shastarama PointNE3,394 m1.2 mi
Casaval RidgeNNW3,188 m1.4 mi
Mount EddyWSW2,751 m14.6 mi
China MountainW2,606 m19.2 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 50–80 °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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