Whisky Butte
Whisky Butte rises to 2,099 m in California. China Mountain stands 2,606 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Creek Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2099 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Etna Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Hughes Hill: 4.6 mi
- Yellow Dog Peak: 6.5 mi
- Denny Point: 7.9 mi
- Bear Wallow Peak: 8.5 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 2.3 mi
- Horse Statue: 2.7 mi
- Skeleton Car: 3.0 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 3.3 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 3.3 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 3.9 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 10.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.1 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 13.1 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 19.1 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 3.0 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 3.0 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 9.3 mi
- Stamp mill: 20.2 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 20.7 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 3.2 mi
- City Park: 12.4 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 24.0 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 24.4 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Maple Falls: 17.9 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 23.6 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 24.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 24.2 mi
- Etna Museum: 3.4 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 12.6 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 9.7 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Jones Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 17.9 mi
- Negro Flat: 21.9 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Whisky Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,606 m | 20.4 mi |
| Boulder Peak | NW 323° | 2,512 m | 11.4 mi |
| South China Mountain | ESE 107° | 2,505 m | 20.0 mi |
| Craggy Peak | SE 145° | 2,466 m | 16.0 mi |
| Russian Peak | S 178° | 2,459 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cory Peak | ESE 114° | 2,343 m | 20.2 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SSE 154° | 2,335 m | 18.7 mi |
| Wildcat Peak | S 171° | 2,327 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268968 — Whisky Butte, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800595
Day trips start here
- Etna · 3 mi
- Callahan · 13 mi
- Siskiyou County · 22 mi
- Yreka · 25 mi
- Klamath River · 29 mi
- Weed · 30 mi
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