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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,760 m in California. Knox Mountain stands 2,149 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Butte, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49066657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,760 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33267, -121.08970

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Young Falls: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knox MountainESE2,149 m22.8 mi
Manzanita MountainESE2,137 m15.5 mi
Black MountainNW2,125 m24.4 mi
Grouse MountainE2,111 m12.5 mi
Schaffer MountainENE1,988 m9.3 mi
Horsehead MountainE1,988 m12.1 mi
Hermit ButteE1,979 m16.0 mi
Fox MountainSSE1,943 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:17
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

OpenStreetMap element node/358773236

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