McKay Butte
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
- 1629 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fleener Butte: 1.1 mi
- Happy Camp Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cuppy Butte: 4.1 mi
- Crank Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Spaulding Butte: 6.0 mi
- Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 12.9 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 16.7 mi
- Ash Creek Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
- Adin park: 20.6 mi
- Clara Bieber Memorial Park: 23.3 mi
- Noble Bluff: 4.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 21.8 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 23.4 mi
- Deer Spring: 6.4 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of McKay Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | WNW 293° | 2,398 m | 21.8 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | WNW 292° | 2,381 m | 22.6 mi |
| Glass Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,316 m | 22.3 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | SE 127° | 2,137 m | 20.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 285° | 2,125 m | 19.3 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,111 m | 16.6 mi |
| Shotgun Peak | WNW 283° | 1,997 m | 22.8 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,988 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:54 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
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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