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. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,099 m
How to reach it
102 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
- 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 25 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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