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Mammoth Butte

Mammoth Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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
1273 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.76320, -122.47168

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • 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
Artworks: 25
  • 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
Picnic sites: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Museums: 11
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Potem Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Mammoth Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shasta BallySW 221°1,882 m14.8 mi
State MountainNNW 348°1,675 m16.9 mi
Little BallySSW 214°1,640 m16.0 mi
Damnation PeakNNW 348°1,603 m13.9 mi
Schell MountainNNW 334°1,580 m7.1 mi
Blue MountainNW 324°1,573 m11.7 mi
South Fork MountainSSW 209°1,521 m15.5 mi
Buckhorn BallySW 232°1,520 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3116:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

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

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