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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
1545 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
Attractions: 2
  • Freudian System Cave: 12.3 mi
  • 1727 Class M6: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 16.1 mi
  • Red Banks: 16.1 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
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 ShastaW 264°4,321.8 m15.7 mi
Misery HillW 263°4,206.2 m15.9 mi
Thumb RockW 261°3,938.9 m16.0 mi
Shastarama PointWSW 258°3,393.9 m16.0 mi
The WhalebackWNW 297°2,601 m14.3 mi
Ash Creek ButteW 276°2,554 m8.1 mi
Red ButteWSW 251°2,553.3 m15.7 mi
Gray ButteWSW 249°2,471.3 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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