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Smith Butte

Smith Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Butte rises to 1,374 m in California. Black Mountain stands 2,125 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Egg Lake Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1374 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28850, -121.30248

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Site of the First School in Fall River Valley: 15.1 mi
  • Lockhart Ferry: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Young Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Pit River Falls: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Spring: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Freudian System Cave: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Smith Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW 331°2,125 m19.0 mi
Shotgun PeakNW 323°1,997 m21.1 mi
Schaffer MountainENE 75°1,988 m20.8 mi
Fox MountainE 96°1,943 m13.9 mi
Widow MountainS 178°1,928 m8.9 mi
Border MountainNNW 329°1,905 m16.4 mi
Yellowjacket ButteNW 320°1,845 m20.2 mi
Happy Camp MountainNE 46°1,840 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:18
June solstice05:3320:0120:43
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2815:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475562706863524134
Precip in1.91.51.71.61.70.80.20.20.41.01.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Adin RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358815454

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