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Hermit Butte

Hermit Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hermit Butte rises to 1,979 m in California. Likely Mountain stands 2,249 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1979 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33156, -120.78219

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 5.9 mi
  • Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Adin park: 12.8 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 15.9 mi
  • Alturas Park: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hermit Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Likely MountainSE 137°2,249 m16.6 mi
Tule MountainSE 128°2,160 m21.7 mi
Knox MountainSSE 157°2,149 m11.2 mi
Tule MountainSE 128°2,144 m21.7 mi
Manzanita MountainSSW 195°2,137 m3.8 mi
Grouse MountainW 266°2,111 m3.5 mi
Horsehead MountainWSW 257°1,988 m4.0 mi
Schaffer MountainWNW 288°1,988 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:3119:5920:41
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2615:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253165 — Hermit Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795389

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