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Rattlesnake Butte

Rattlesnake Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Butte rises to 1,482 m in California. Payne Peak stands 2,273 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans and Bailey Historical Monument, a park 4.0 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Modoc County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1482 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44100, -120.73218

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Parks: 8
  • Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 9.6 mi
  • Rotary Youth Park: 10.0 mi
  • Alturas Park: 10.3 mi
  • Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Payne PeakENE 73°2,273 m24.5 mi
Likely MountainSSE 156°2,249 m21.6 mi
Knox MountainS 174°2,149 m18.0 mi
Manzanita MountainSSW 198°2,137 m11.8 mi
Grouse MountainSW 218°2,111 m9.9 mi
Horsehead MountainSW 217°1,988 m10.6 mi
Schaffer MountainWSW 241°1,988 m10.9 mi
Hermit ButteSSW 199°1,979 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3019:5920:41
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2715:5316:37

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255019 — Rattlesnake Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796210

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