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Horsethief Butte

Horsethief Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Horsethief Butte rises to 1,719 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hebron, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1719 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68071, -122.04001

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 10
  • Coming Home: 13.5 mi
  • POW - MIA: 13.6 mi
  • All Wounded Warriors: 13.6 mi
  • Why? Group: 13.6 mi
  • The Nurses: 13.6 mi
Parks: 4
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Whitney Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 24.2 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Panther Springs: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Dragons Mouth: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Horsethief Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WhalebackSSW 206°2,601 m11.7 mi
Ash Creek ButteS 182°2,554 m16.1 mi
Haight MountainSSE 159°2,434 m11.1 mi
West Haight MountainS 169°2,430 m9.9 mi
Willow Creek MountainNW 312°2,384 m13.9 mi
Ball MountainNW 323°2,373 m9.9 mi
Rainbow MountainSSE 163°2,301 m15.0 mi
Dry Creek PeakSSE 167°2,298 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:21
June solstice05:3520:0520:47
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044495765747265534236
Precip in1.41.41.31.11.10.60.20.30.30.91.32.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798190

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