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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. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49033969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.04528, -123.05417

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
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 25 miles of Grizzly Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakS2,726 m3.1 mi
Caesar PeakSSE2,714 m3.0 mi
Mount HiltonS2,694 m6.1 mi
Sawtooth MountainSSE2,662 m5.7 mi
Caribou MountainESE2,609 m5.0 mi
Wedding CakeS2,605 m3.7 mi
Gibson PeakSE2,560 m11.8 mi
Siligo PeakSE2,482 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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