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Yellow Butte

Yellow Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Butte rises to 1,274 m in California. Mount Shasta stands 4,322 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54737, -122.26279

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
Artworks: 13
  • The Flute Player: 1.5 mi
  • The Nurses: 1.6 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Why? Group: 1.6 mi
  • All Wounded Warriors: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Whitney Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Coquette Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Ash Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Mud Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Faery Falls: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 1.7 mi
  • Old fire lookout foundation: 13.3 mi
  • Everett Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Monroe Memorial: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
  • Panther Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Big Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Shasta View Spring: 21.3 mi
  • White Ridge Spring: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Red Banks: 10.7 mi
  • Red Banks: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 1727 Class M6: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Yellow Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShastaSSE 160°4,321.8 m10.2 mi
Misery HillSSE 161°4,206.2 m10.4 mi
Thumb RockSSE 162°3,938.9 m10.9 mi
ShastinaSSE 168°3,758.2 m9.8 mi
ShastinaSSE 168°3,758.2 m9.8 mi
Shastarama PointSSE 162°3,393.9 m11.8 mi
Casaval RidgeSSE 168°3,187.9 m11.2 mi
Green ButteSSE 167°2,802 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3620:0520:47
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3315:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842475461686761514135
Precip in7.17.46.23.22.21.20.20.20.52.24.37.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Shasta, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 269339 — Yellow Butte, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800704

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