Signal Butte
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
56 named places within 25 miles
- The Three Sisters: 5.7 mi
- The Hat: 7.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 10.7 mi
- Hermit Butte: 13.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 13.8 mi
- 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
- Porcupine Rim: 17.8 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 20.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 20.9 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 6.4 mi
- Farfalla Province: 11.8 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ESE 112° | 3,016 m | 18.9 mi |
| Warren Peak | E 92° | 2,950 m | 16.5 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | E 99° | 2,768 m | 18.3 mi |
| Emerson Peak | ESE 118° | 2,724 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cole Peak | ESE 111° | 2,723 m | 20.6 mi |
| Milk Peak | E 82° | 2,623 m | 16.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,588 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bearcamp Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,576 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
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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