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Sheep Camp Butte

Sheep Camp Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Camp Butte rises to 1,333 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gillem Bluff, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1333 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79293, -121.60388

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 3.0 mi
  • Forbidden Arch: 4.4 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 4.5 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 4.5 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Fleener Chimneys: 3.0 mi
  • Black Crater: 3.3 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Canby Cross: 3.6 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 2.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 2.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 2.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 3.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 13.0 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 16.0 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 8.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Al Spring: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Sheep Camp Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakSSE 161°2,398 m15.6 mi
Mount HoffmanSSE 169°2,397 m12.8 mi
Red Shale ButteSSE 164°2,381 m15.3 mi
Glass MountainSSE 159°2,316 m14.2 mi
Badger PeakS 186°2,236 m13.5 mi
Little Mount HoffmanS 191°2,197 m15.1 mi
Grouse HillS 186°2,142 m12.5 mi
Fourmile HillS 184°2,115 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:19
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:3115:5416:39

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807253

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