Rattlesnake Butte
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
65 named places within 25 miles
- The Three Sisters: 6.7 mi
- The Hat: 6.7 mi
- Hermit Butte: 8.0 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Jacks Butte: 10.6 mi
- 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
- Porcupine Rim: 10.7 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 13.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Noble Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 17.8 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 17.9 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 10.2 mi
- Farfalla Province: 13.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Peak | ENE 73° | 2,273 m | 24.5 mi |
| Likely Mountain | SSE 156° | 2,249 m | 21.6 mi |
| Knox Mountain | S 174° | 2,149 m | 18.0 mi |
| Manzanita Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,137 m | 11.8 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SW 218° | 2,111 m | 9.9 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | SW 217° | 1,988 m | 10.6 mi |
| Schaffer Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,988 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hermit Butte | SSW 199° | 1,979 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
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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