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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.39716, -121.64522

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Frog pond: 2.6 mi
  • Lazy River: 10.1 mi
  • Sidewinder: 10.1 mi
  • Little Dipper: 10.1 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 10.1 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
Gardens: 45
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSE 166°1,327 m3.6 mi
Observatory PeakS 178°1,298 m3.9 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSE 164°1,295 m3.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakS 174°1,286 m3.8 mi
Mount HamiltonS 178°1,279 m3.8 mi
Huyghens PeakS 176°1,276 m3.8 mi
Mount IsabelSSE 164°1,275 m5.1 mi
Galileo PeakS 169°1,273 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/548107256

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