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Miller Buttes

Miller Buttes, seen from above at true elevation

Miller Buttes rises to 306 m in California. Little Bally stands 1,640 m to the west-southwest, 19 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

Parks: 54
  • 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
Peaks
Artworks: 24
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
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
Little BallyWSW1,640 m18.8 mi
Schell MountainNW1,580 m16.6 mi
Wild Cow MountainNW1,485 m16.6 mi
Bohemotash MountainNW1,346 m11.1 mi
Dog Creek MountainNW1,344 m18.5 mi
Salt Creek MountainNNE1,319 m15.3 mi
Town MountainNNE1,317 m11.2 mi
Minnesota MountainNNE1,298 m13.3 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 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, 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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