Peak · California
Sheepheaven Butte
Sheepheaven Butte rises to 1,588 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Stillwater Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,588 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.32627, -121.81361
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stillwater Butte: 1.2 mi
- Cabin Butte: 2.2 mi
- Little Black Fox Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Black Fox Mountain: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Middle Falls: 11.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.4 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Lakin Dam: 12.1 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Deer Springs: 10.6 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 15.3 mi
- Panther Springs: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Smithy: 21.0 mi
- Ladies cabin: 21.0 mi
- Everett Memorial: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 2
- Freudian System Cave: 12.9 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 23.7 mi
Parks: 2
- Hoo Hoo Park: 17.1 mi
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 23.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Heritage Junction Museum: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Banks: 20.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sulphur Springs: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Sheepheaven Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Butte | NW 305° | 2,554 m | 14.8 mi |
| Haight Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,434 m | 16.1 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,430 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 324° | 2,301 m | 12.6 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | NW 319° | 2,298 m | 12.6 mi |
| Red Cap Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,147 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pumice Stone Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,120 m | 17.0 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | N 9° | 2,092 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799635
Day trips start here
- McCloud · 18 mi
- Dunsmuir · 25 mi
- Mount Shasta · 26 mi
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