Squatty Butte
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
- 1,425 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Coyote Butte: 5.0 mi
- Carr Butte: 5.8 mi
- Little Horse Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Tucker Butte: 6.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Canby's Cross: 7.3 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 7.3 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 7.5 mi
- Tule Lake: 7.9 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 18.2 mi
- 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
- Gillem Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Horse Camp Rim: 18.1 mi
- Goodlow Rim: 20.3 mi
- Big Al Spring: 14.8 mi
- Deer Spring: 23.7 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 15.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Butte | SW 221° | 2,037 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,969 m | 10.9 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,781 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cougar Butte | SW 220° | 1,762 m | 20.4 mi |
| East Point | E 101° | 1,752 m | 19.3 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,746 m | 19.1 mi |
| Antler Point | NE 52° | 1,721 m | 20.2 mi |
| Harp Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,715 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
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 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
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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