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Signal Butte

Signal Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Butte rises to 1,419 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Three Sisters, a peak 5.7 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073691, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38628, -120.53801

56 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Parks: 6
  • Alturas Park: 6.5 mi
  • Rotary Youth Park: 7.1 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 7.2 mi
  • Infernal Caverns Battleground Memorial Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Modoc Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Signal Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakESE 112°3,016 m18.9 mi
Warren PeakE 92°2,950 m16.5 mi
Dusenbury PeakE 99°2,768 m18.3 mi
Emerson PeakESE 118°2,724 m21.9 mi
Cole PeakESE 111°2,723 m20.6 mi
Milk PeakE 82°2,623 m16.7 mi
Horse MountainESE 119°2,588 m24.0 mi
Bearcamp MountainESE 120°2,576 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:15
June solstice05:3019:5820:40
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2615:5216:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360686659483831
Precip in1.31.11.41.51.30.70.30.30.40.91.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alturas Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 233108 — Signal Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358775274

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