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Squatty Butte

Squatty Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Squatty Butte rises to 1,425 m in California. Indian Butte stands 2,037 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1425 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88099, -121.22026

Named places within 25 miles

Natural arches: 14
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 16.8 mi
  • Forbidden Arch: 17.6 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 17.6 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Petroglyph Point: 9.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 13.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 15.0 mi
  • Canby Cross: 17.2 mi
  • Gillems Camp: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 7.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 7.3 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 7.5 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 7.5 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 17.9 mi
  • Horse Camp Rim: 18.1 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.2 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.5 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 18.6 mi
Parks: 4
  • Malin Community Park: 13.5 mi
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 14.1 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 14.3 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Big Al Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Deer Spring: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Squatty Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian ButteSW 221°2,037 m22.4 mi
Bryant MountainNNW 345°1,969.313 m10.9 mi
Brushy MountainENE 61°1,781 m22.8 mi
Cougar ButteSW 220°1,762 m20.4 mi
East PointE 101°1,752 m19.3 mi
Blue MountainESE 102°1,746 m19.1 mi
Antler PointNE 52°1,721 m20.2 mi
Harp MountainENE 63°1,715 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3120:0220:44
September equinox06:5318:2719:04
December solstice07:3015:5316:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540445360676558483731
Precip in1.31.11.21.01.10.80.20.20.40.71.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tulelake, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267617 — Squatty Butte, Modoc County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800043

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