Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain rises to 2,127 m in California. Butt Mountain stands 2,395 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Butte County. California, United States.
Wikidata Q49075108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,127 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Humbug Summit: 3.9 mi
- Spring Valley Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Castle Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Locke Peak: 4.3 mi
- Cherry Hill: 4.5 mi
- Frog Spring: 2.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 3.2 mi
- Little Cub Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 14.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 19.1 mi
- Chester Park: 19.7 mi
- Crain Memorial Park: 21.0 mi
- Moore Road Ball Park: 21.2 mi
- Bille Park: 23.1 mi
- Elephant Butte: 13.4 mi
- East China Point: 14.6 mi
- Mill Creek Rim: 16.5 mi
- Steamboat Point: 22.7 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 23.0 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 16.7 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 21.7 mi
- Indian Falls: 24.3 mi
- Bluff Falls: 24.8 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 14.1 mi
- Vehicle: 18.4 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 23.1 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 19.8 mi
- Depot Museum: 24.1 mi
- Catfish Beach: 21.4 mi
- Westwood Beach: 22.4 mi
- Caribou: 14.0 mi
- Bunnel Point: 18.5 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Mountain | N 10° | 2,395 m | 10.7 mi |
| Locke Peak | NNE 13° | 2,182 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SE 132° | 2,179 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | ESE 118° | 2,150 m | 15.2 mi |
| Eagle Rocks | N 5° | 2,149 m | 6.8 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | N 355° | 2,147 m | 5.9 mi |
| Spanish Peak | ESE 120° | 2,126 m | 18.0 mi |
| Humboldt Summit | NNW 345° | 2,085 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 11.9 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 13.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267323 — Snow Mountain, Butte County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799984
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- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 30 mi
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