Mammoth Butte
Mammoth Butte rises to 1,273 m in California. Shasta Bally stands 1,882 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bohemotash Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,273 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Margaret Polf Park: 6.3 mi
- Shasta Park: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 8.0 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 9.4 mi
- Bohemotash Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Jackass Mountain: 4.6 mi
- chamise Peak: 5.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Copley Mountain: 5.7 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 8.5 mi
- Human Sundial: 12.6 mi
- Dandelions: 12.8 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 12.8 mi
- Mount Shasta: 12.8 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 7.8 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 7.9 mi
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 11.1 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 11.7 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 8.1 mi
- Courthouse Museum: 11.4 mi
- General Merchandise: 11.5 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 12.9 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 12.9 mi
- Fishermans Point: 4.6 mi
- Behive Beach: 6.8 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 8.5 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 12.3 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 12.6 mi
- Australian Garden: 12.6 mi
- Chilean Garden: 12.6 mi
- Whiskeytown: 10.0 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 11.4 mi
- Shasta: 11.8 mi
- Deadwood: 14.0 mi
- Minersville: 17.4 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 8.2 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 9.2 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 12.6 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 13.1 mi
- Lema Ranch: 13.8 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 14.0 mi
- Potem Falls: 23.8 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 20.9 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 10.1 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Mammoth Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Bally | SW 221° | 1,882 m | 14.8 mi |
| State Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,675 m | 16.9 mi |
| Little Bally | SSW 214° | 1,640 m | 16.0 mi |
| Damnation Peak | NNW 348° | 1,603 m | 13.9 mi |
| Schell Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,580 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NW 324° | 1,573 m | 11.7 mi |
| Buckhorn Bally | SW 232° | 1,520 m | 16.1 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | NW 316° | 1,485 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266962 — Mammoth Butte, Shasta County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799898
Day trips start here
- Shasta Lake · 8 mi
- French Gulch · 9 mi
- Lakehead · 11 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 11 mi
- Shasta · 12 mi
- Redding · 14 mi
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