Butt Mountain

Butt Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Butt Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Butt Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.21773, -121.38621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Butt Mountain

• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~30 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~37 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Butt Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Butt Mountain

• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~47 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~79 km · Must-see

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