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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
1,581 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
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Red Banks: 18.3 mi
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 16.5 miles of Kluntuchi Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WhalebackWNW2,601 m16.2 mi
Ash Creek ButteW2,554 m10.3 mi
Haight MountainNW2,434 m8.6 mi
West Haight MountainNW2,430 m10.6 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW2,301 m6.0 mi
Dry Creek PeakWNW2,298 m6.6 mi
Medicine MountainNE2,295 m15.0 mi
Badger PeakNE2,236 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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