Whitney Butte
Whitney Butte rises to 1,527 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragons Mouth, a natural arch 1.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,527 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bat Butte: 2.0 mi
- Bearpaw Butte: 2.3 mi
- Modoc Crater: 2.6 mi
- Yellow Butte: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Nest Butte: 2.8 mi
- Dragons Mouth: 1.8 mi
- Bearpaw Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Heppe Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 1.8 mi
- Black Crater: 2.7 mi
- Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Valley: 4.1 mi
- Garden Bridges: 4.5 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 14.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell: 14.4 mi
- Tule Lake: 15.1 mi
- 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 15.2 mi
- Canby's Cross: 15.2 mi
- Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi
- Otis Roper Park: 16.1 mi
- Good Duck Park: 19.7 mi
- Malin Community Park: 21.2 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.0 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 4.9 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 5.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Whitney Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Peak | SSE 158° | 2,398 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffman | SSE 168° | 2,397 m | 9.1 mi |
| Red Shale Butte | SSE 162° | 2,381 m | 11.6 mi |
| Glass Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,316 m | 10.5 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | S 185° | 2,295 m | 12.1 mi |
| Badger Peak | S 191° | 2,236 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Mount Hoffman | SSW 198° | 2,197 m | 11.6 mi |
| Garner Mountain | SW 228° | 2,195 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/59950603
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