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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 2,054 m in California. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kangaroo Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States; geonames ID = 5570074.

Wikidata Q49067065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,054 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93006, -123.18420

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 7
  • Bigfoot Trap: 9.1 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 11.6 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Sugar pine river access: 17.4 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley Swimming Hole: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Horsetail Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 24.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Happy Camp River Park: 13.4 mi
  • Cantrall Buckley County Park: 21.1 mi
  • Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 21.2 mi
  • Little Applegate Recreation Site: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Madronita: 23.8 mi
  • Tree of life: 23.9 mi
  • Dragonfly: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Cabin: 3.6 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condrey MountainE2,164 m10.5 mi
Scraggy MountainENE2,117 m9.6 mi
Lake MountainSSE2,096 m12.8 mi
Dry Lake MountainE2,063 m12.6 mi
Kangaroo MountainSW2,040 m1.0 mi
Arnold MountainNW2,026 m8.3 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW1,966 m8.9 mi
Whisky PeakNNW1,950 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3820:1020:52
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3816:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347515965727165554539
Precip in4.43.03.02.11.40.70.50.40.62.33.95.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799329

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