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Kluntuchi Butte

Kluntuchi Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Kluntuchi Butte rises to 1,581 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Watakma Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1581 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43932, -121.85028

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 20.9 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 21.0 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 21.0 mi
  • POW - MIA: 21.1 mi
  • Coming Home: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 16.5 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 21.8 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 21.0 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 10.1 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 18.3 mi
  • Red Banks: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Heppe Bridge: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Kluntuchi Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WhalebackWNW 292°2,601 m16.2 mi
Ash Creek ButteW 273°2,554 m10.3 mi
Haight MountainNW 317°2,434 m8.6 mi
West Haight MountainNW 312°2,430 m10.6 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW 293°2,301 m6.0 mi
Dry Creek PeakWNW 284°2,298 m6.6 mi
Medicine MountainNE 55°2,295 m15.0 mi
Badger PeakNE 46°2,236 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0320:45
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262216 — Kluntuchi Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798420

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