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Stillwater Butte

Stillwater Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Stillwater Butte rises to 1,551 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheepheaven Butte, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1551 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.31071, -121.80333
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 4
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 12.0 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 3
Parks: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Smithy: 20.6 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 20.6 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 13.4 mi
  • "Stand by Me" Bridge: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 21.4 mi
  • Red Banks: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 17.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Stillwater Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ash Creek ButteNW 307°2,554 m15.9 mi
Haight MountainNNW 331°2,434 m17.3 mi
Rainbow MountainNW 325°2,301 m13.8 mi
Dry Creek PeakNW 320°2,298 m13.7 mi
Red Cap MountainN 10°2,147 m16.5 mi
Pumice Stone MountainNNE 15°2,120 m17.9 mi
Tamarack PeakN 7°2,092 m17.2 mi
Stephens ButteNNW 344°2,065 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:3115:5716:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800082

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