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Oso Butte

Oso Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Oso Butte rises to 1,606 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1606 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45182, -121.80111

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 12
  • Heppe Bridge: 21.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 23.1 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 23.1 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 23.2 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 23.2 mi
  • POW - MIA: 23.2 mi
  • Coming Home: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 18.7 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Freudian System Cave: 7.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 21.3 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 23.1 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 24.3 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 23.1 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 21.0 mi
  • Red Banks: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Oso Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ash Creek ButteW 269°2,554 m12.8 mi
Haight MountainWNW 303°2,434 m10.0 mi
West Haight MountainWNW 300°2,430 m12.1 mi
Rainbow MountainW 281°2,301 m8.2 mi
Dry Creek PeakW 275°2,298 m9.0 mi
Medicine MountainNE 52°2,295 m12.5 mi
Badger PeakNE 41°2,236 m13.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanNE 40°2,197 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264408 — Oso Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799000

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