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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 2,553 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States; Geonames ID = 5570075

Wikidata Q49067062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2553.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36133, -122.18085

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Mud Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Mossbrae Falls: 9.4 mi
Springs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 11.4 mi
  • Peaceful Warrior: 12.8 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 12.9 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 12.9 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 13.0 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Everett Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 8.7 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 2.7 mi
  • Red Banks: 2.8 mi
  • Castle Crags: 14.8 mi
  • Cosmic Wall: 15.1 mi
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 10.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaNNW 348°4,321.8 m3.4 mi
Misery HillNNW 344°4,206.2 m3.2 mi
Thumb RockNNW 341°3,938.9 m2.7 mi
ShastinaNNW 326°3,758.2 m4.0 mi
ShastinaNNW 326°3,758.2 m4.0 mi
Shastarama PointNNW 337°3,393.9 m1.8 mi
Casaval RidgeNW 313°3,187.9 m2.7 mi
Green ButteWNW 296°2,802 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3620:0420:46
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3215:5916:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475461686761514135
Precip in7.17.46.23.22.21.20.20.20.52.24.37.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807158

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