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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.

What the record says

Elevation
1,551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31071, -121.80333

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Parks: 2
Museums: 1
  • Heritage Junction Museum: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Red Banks: 21.4 mi
Hot springs: 1

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 ButteNW2,554 m15.9 mi
Haight MountainNNW2,434 m17.3 mi
Rainbow MountainNW2,301 m13.8 mi
Dry Creek PeakNW2,298 m13.7 mi
Red Cap MountainN2,147 m16.5 mi
Pumice Stone MountainNNE2,120 m17.9 mi
Tamarack PeakN2,092 m17.2 mi
Stephens ButteNNW2,065 m14.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800082

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