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Hippo Butte

Hippo Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Hippo Butte rises to 1,671 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,671 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71428, -121.53151

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Hopkins Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 1.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 1.7 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 3.6 mi
  • Black Crater: 3.7 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 16.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 16.9 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Hippo Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS2,398 m9.4 mi
Mount HoffmanS2,397 m7.3 mi
Red Shale ButteS2,381 m9.3 mi
Glass MountainS2,316 m7.9 mi
Medicine MountainSSW2,295 m11.2 mi
Badger PeakSSW2,236 m9.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW2,197 m11.5 mi
Grouse HillSW2,142 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225362 — Hippo Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/59949966

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