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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
1,431 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: 3
Rest areas: 2
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 17.9 miles of Signal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaN4,322 m8.9 mi
Misery HillN4,206 m8.6 mi
Thumb RockN3,939 m8.1 mi
ShastinaNNW3,758 m9.2 mi
Shastarama PointN3,394 m7.2 mi
Casaval RidgeNNW3,188 m7.7 mi
Green ButteNNW2,802 m6.4 mi
Mount EddyW2,751 m16.1 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 50–80 °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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