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Jacks Butte

Jacks Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Jacks Butte rises to 1,575 m in California. Manzanita Mountain stands 2,137 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Porcupine Rim, a cliff 3.3 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49039417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58572, -120.80135

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Parks: 6
  • Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 14.2 mi
  • Rotary Youth Park: 14.6 mi
  • Alturas Park: 15.3 mi
  • Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 15.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacks Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manzanita MountainS2,137 m21.2 mi
Grouse MountainS2,111 m18.0 mi
Schaffer MountainSSW1,988 m16.4 mi
Horsehead MountainS1,988 m18.7 mi
Hermit ButteS1,979 m17.6 mi
Happy Camp MountainSW1,840 m19.9 mi
Iron MountainSW1,759 m22.4 mi
East PointN1,752 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:3020:0020:42
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2715:5216:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313540455360686659483830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby 3 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261871 — Jacks Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798317

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