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Red Butte

Red Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Red Butte rises to 1,618 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Natural Bridge, a natural arch 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States; Geonames ID = 5570076

Wikidata Q49067064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70238, -121.52970

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Natural Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 0.9 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 1.0 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 4.3 mi
  • Black Crater: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 14.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 14.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 8.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 17.2 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 17.7 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 19.2 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 22.4 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Red Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS 172°2,398 m8.6 mi
Mount HoffmanSSW 191°2,397 m6.5 mi
Red Shale ButteS 178°2,381 m8.5 mi
Glass MountainS 169°2,316 m7.1 mi
Medicine MountainSSW 204°2,295 m10.5 mi
Badger PeakSW 216°2,236 m8.8 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW 218°2,197 m10.9 mi
Grouse HillSW 220°2,142 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5516:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/59949967

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