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Watakma Butte

Watakma Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Watakma Butte rises to 1,545 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Creek Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49087753, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,545 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43488, -121.89333

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 10
  • Peaceful Warrior: 19.0 mi
  • Those Left Behind: 19.0 mi
  • Greatest Generation: 19.1 mi
  • POW - MIA: 19.1 mi
  • Coming Home: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 15.3 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 19.0 mi
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 19.9 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 23.8 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 24.0 mi
Parks: 5
Springs: 4
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Freudian System Cave: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Red Banks: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Sisson Meadow: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Watakma Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaW4,322 m15.7 mi
Misery HillW4,206 m15.9 mi
Thumb RockW3,939 m16.0 mi
Shastarama PointWSW3,394 m16.0 mi
The WhalebackWNW2,601 m14.3 mi
Ash Creek ButteW2,554 m8.1 mi
Red ButteWSW2,553 m15.7 mi
Gray ButteWSW2,471 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3520:0420:45
September equinox06:5618:3019:06
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/358807694

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