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Miller Buttes

Miller Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Miller Buttes rises to 306 m in California. Schell Mountain stands 1,580 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68126, -122.31195

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Clair Engle Park: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Shasta Park: 4.0 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 4.6 mi
  • Northridge Park: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 25
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 2.0 mi
  • Human Sundial: 7.2 mi
  • Dandelions: 7.7 mi
  • Balloons: 7.7 mi
  • Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Fishermans Point: 5.8 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 8.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Behive Beach: 12.5 mi
  • (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Clover Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Potem Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Crystal Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Whiskeytown Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Three Falls: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
  • South African Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Australian Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Miller Buttes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schell MountainNW 317°1,580 m16.6 mi
South Fork MountainWSW 243°1,521 m17.6 mi
Wild Cow MountainNW 309°1,485 m16.6 mi
Salt Creek MountainNNE 28°1,399 m15.3 mi
Bohemotash MountainNW 310°1,346 m11.1 mi
Dog Creek MountainNW 324°1,344 m18.5 mi
Salt Creek MountainNNE 27°1,319 m15.3 mi
Town MountainNNE 28°1,318 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0320:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659129 — Miller Buttes, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806848

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