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Stephens Butte

Stephens Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Stephens Butte rises to 2,065 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Horse Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2065 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51404, -121.88195

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 12
  • Heppe Bridge: 21.6 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.8 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 22.9 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 18.1 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 18.2 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 18.2 mi
  • POW - MIA: 18.2 mi
  • Coming Home: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ash Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Whitney Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Middle Falls: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Freudian System Cave: 11.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 21.4 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 23.3 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 23.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 19.7 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 20.6 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Red Banks: 18.3 mi
  • Red Banks: 18.3 mi
  • Padgetts Bluff: 22.6 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 24.9 mi
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 18.2 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Panther Springs: 19.5 mi
  • Deer Springs: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Stephens Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WhalebackW 274°2,601 m13.4 mi
Ash Creek ButteWSW 242°2,554 m9.8 mi
Haight MountainWNW 284°2,434 m4.4 mi
West Haight MountainWNW 286°2,430 m6.5 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 234°2,301 m4.8 mi
Dry Creek PeakSW 233°2,298 m5.9 mi
Medicine MountainENE 76°2,295 m14.4 mi
Badger PeakENE 66°2,236 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0420:46
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363841465562706862524235
Precip in8.07.47.63.82.51.20.20.30.62.35.610.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 277062 — Stephens Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358802851

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