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McKay Butte

McKay Butte, seen from above at true elevation

McKay Butte rises to 1,629 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fleener Butte, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49048865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45822, -121.11859

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of McKay Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakWNW2,398 m21.8 mi
Red Shale ButteWNW2,381 m22.6 mi
Glass MountainWNW2,316 m22.3 mi
Manzanita MountainSE2,137 m20.6 mi
Black MountainWNW2,125 m19.3 mi
Grouse MountainESE2,111 m16.6 mi
Shotgun PeakWNW1,997 m22.8 mi
Schaffer MountainESE1,988 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3220:0020:42
September equinox06:5318:2719:03
December solstice07:2815:5416:39

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263374 — McKay Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798757

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