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Slater Butte

Slater Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Slater Butte rises to 1,391 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cade Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85809, -123.35354

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Attractions: 8
  • Fir glade trailhead: 10.7 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 12.4 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 14.9 mi
  • Oregon Caves National Monument: 16.8 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Loretta Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Maple Falls: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Scotts Bar Monument: 19.6 mi
  • Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 20.4 mi
  • Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 23.1 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Happy Camp River Park: 4.6 mi
  • Indian Hill Ranch: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Slater Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston PeakW 263°2,208 m13.4 mi
Buckhorn MountainSSE 157°2,103 m13.9 mi
Lake MountainESE 124°2,096 m13.6 mi
El CapitanW 273°2,075 m13.3 mi
Red ButteENE 60°2,054 m10.0 mi
Kangaroo MountainENE 61°2,040 m9.0 mi
Arnold MountainNNE 14°2,026.31 m11.1 mi
Pyramid PeakN 4°1,966.265 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:3920:1020:53
September equinox07:0218:3619:12
December solstice07:3816:0116:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414447525965737266554640
Precip in11.48.58.64.12.10.80.20.30.83.58.012.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775387

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