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Signal Butte

Signal Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Butte rises to 1,431 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dogwood Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28182, -122.17306

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Siskiyou Art Musuem: 7.1 mi
  • Peaceful Warrior: 18.3 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 18.4 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 18.4 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Everett Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 10.8 mi
  • Battle Rock: 12.0 mi
  • Smithy: 12.4 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 8.1 mi
  • Red Banks: 8.3 mi
  • Castle Crags: 11.1 mi
  • Cosmic Wall: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 8.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Signal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaN 353°4,321.8 m8.9 mi
Misery HillN 351°4,206.2 m8.6 mi
Thumb RockN 351°3,938.9 m8.1 mi
ShastinaNNW 344°3,758.2 m9.2 mi
ShastinaNNW 344°3,758.2 m9.2 mi
Shastarama PointN 351°3,393.9 m7.2 mi
Casaval RidgeNNW 342°3,187.9 m7.7 mi
Green ButteNNW 344°2,802 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3720:0420:46
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 °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807277

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