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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
2054 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93006, -123.18420

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 18
Attractions: 11
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 3.5 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 5.9 mi
  • Fir glade trailhead: 7.5 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 9.1 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 11.6 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 MountainE 87°2,164 m10.5 mi
Scraggy MountainENE 77°2,117 m9.6 mi
Lake MountainSSE 168°2,096 m12.8 mi
Dry Lake MountainE 97°2,063 m12.6 mi
Kangaroo MountainSW 230°2,040 m1.0 mi
Arnold MountainNW 314°2,026.31 m8.3 mi
Pyramid PeakWNW 294°1,966.265 m8.9 mi
Whisky PeakNNW 328°1,950 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 5080 °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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