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Grizzly Butte

Grizzly Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Grizzly Butte rises to 2,127 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the south, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is China Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.04528, -123.05417

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
  • China Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.2 mi
  • High Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Lowden Park: 22.6 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Grizzly Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakS 174°2,726 m3.1 mi
Caesar PeakSSE 163°2,714 m3.0 mi
Mount HiltonS 180°2,694 m6.1 mi
Sawtooth MountainSSE 152°2,662 m5.7 mi
Caribou MountainESE 102°2,609 m5.0 mi
Wedding CakeS 175°2,605 m3.7 mi
Gibson PeakSE 127°2,560.3 m11.8 mi
Siligo PeakSE 131°2,482 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:4120:0720:49
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3516:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 224626 — Grizzly Butte, Trinity County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358766940

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