Rattlesnake Butte
Rattlesnake Butte rises to 960 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog pond, a attraction 2.6 miles away.
The story
mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 960 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Frog pond: 2.6 mi
- Lazy River: 10.1 mi
- Sidewinder: 10.1 mi
- Little Dipper: 10.1 mi
- Shotgun Falls: 10.1 mi
- Galileo Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mount Day: 3.5 mi
- Antler Point: 3.5 mi
- Copernicus Peak: 3.6 mi
- Hipparchus Peak: 3.6 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 3.8 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 5.7 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Chappell Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Log Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 3.8 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 3.9 mi
- Ellen Le: 7.9 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 8.9 mi
- J. J. Montgomery Monument: 9.4 mi
- Camp Ohlone Regional Park: 8.4 mi
- Groesbeck Hill Park: 8.5 mi
- Fowler Creek Park: 8.7 mi
- Alum Rock Park: 8.7 mi
- Tarun Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Discoveries: 10.1 mi
- Discoveries: 10.1 mi
- Discoveries: 10.1 mi
- Lunar New Year: 11.1 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 11.1 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 12.8 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 12.8 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 9.7 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 11.7 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 11.9 mi
- Gray Garden: 11.9 mi
- South Spring: 3.9 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 11.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.1 mi
- Sada's Spring: 14.0 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 14.0 mi
- Murietta Falls: 10.2 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Robison Falls: 17.5 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 22.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.0 mi
- Drawbridge: 18.7 mi
- Lexington: 23.4 mi
- Alma: 23.7 mi
- Wrights: 24.4 mi
- Burrell: 24.6 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 12.8 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 13.3 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 21.8 mi
- Niles beach: 23.4 mi
- The Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | SSE 166° | 1,327 m | 3.6 mi |
| Observatory Peak | S 178° | 1,298 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | SSE 164° | 1,295 m | 3.6 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | S 174° | 1,286 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | S 178° | 1,279 m | 3.8 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | S 176° | 1,276 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SSE 164° | 1,275 m | 5.1 mi |
| Galileo Peak | S 169° | 1,273 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/548107256
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