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Indian Butte

Indian Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Butte rises to 2,037 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49038393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2037 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.63738, -121.50777

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Natural Bridge: 4.5 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 4.6 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 4.6 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 4.9 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Hidden Valley: 4.2 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 4.9 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 8.9 mi
  • Black Crater: 9.1 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Canby's Cross: 18.2 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 18.2 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 18.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 18.3 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 10.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 11.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 14.7 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 21.6 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Indian Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS 180°2,398 m4.0 mi
Mount HoffmanSW 233°2,397 m3.0 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 192°2,381 m4.1 mi
Glass MountainS 176°2,316 m2.5 mi
Medicine MountainSW 227°2,295 m7.4 mi
Badger PeakWSW 247°2,236 m6.8 mi
Little Mount HoffmanWSW 243°2,197 m8.8 mi
Grouse HillWSW 255°2,142 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3320:0220:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3015:5516:40

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768003

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