Peak · California
Stephens Butte
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
- 2,065 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51404, -121.88195
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Horse Peak: 1.6 mi
- Horse Peak: 2.1 mi
- Asperin Butte: 3.5 mi
- Typhoon Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Haight Mountain: 4.4 mi
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
Parks: 3
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 13.6 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 21.9 mi
- Hoy Park: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 18.2 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 18.2 mi
- Everett Memorial: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Red Banks: 18.3 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Panther Springs: 19.5 mi
- Deer Springs: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sulphur Springs: 17.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whaleback | W 274° | 2,601 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ash Creek Butte | WSW 242° | 2,554 m | 9.8 mi |
| Haight Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,434 m | 4.4 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,430 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SW 234° | 2,301 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | SW 233° | 2,298 m | 5.9 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,295 m | 14.4 mi |
| Badger Peak | ENE 66° | 2,236 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
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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