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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
1671 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: 9
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 14.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.3 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.3 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.0 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 16.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 16.9 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 20.0 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 21.7 mi
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 PeakS 172°2,398 m9.4 mi
Mount HoffmanS 189°2,397 m7.3 mi
Red Shale ButteS 177°2,381 m9.3 mi
Glass MountainS 170°2,316 m7.9 mi
Medicine MountainSSW 202°2,295 m11.2 mi
Badger PeakSSW 212°2,236 m9.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW 215°2,197 m11.5 mi
Grouse HillSW 216°2,142 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 5080 °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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