Horsethief Butte
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
- 1,719 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hebron: 2.0 mi
- Orr Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Deer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Jerome Butte: 4.5 mi
- East Jerome Butte: 4.8 mi
- 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
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 9.2 mi
- Hoy Park: 19.4 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Charles Byrd Park: 24.5 mi
- Whitney Falls: 18.3 mi
- Coquette Falls: 18.5 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 24.6 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 18.3 mi
- Red Banks: 21.1 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 13.7 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
- Freudian System Cave: 24.2 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 24.9 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 20.4 mi
- Panther Springs: 23.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whaleback | SSW 206° | 2,601 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ash Creek Butte | S 182° | 2,554 m | 16.1 mi |
| Haight Mountain | SSE 159° | 2,434 m | 11.1 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | S 169° | 2,430 m | 9.9 mi |
| Willow Creek Mountain | NW 312° | 2,384 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ball Mountain | NW 323° | 2,373 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,301 m | 15.0 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | SSE 167° | 2,298 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798190
Day trips start here
- Weed · 25 mi
- Siskiyou County · 28 mi
- Mount Shasta · 29 mi
- McCloud · 30 mi
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