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Gray Butte

California

About

Gray Butte is a summit of 8,111 feet in the McCloud Ranger District of Shasta-Trinity National Forest in northern California, about 6.7 miles from the town of Mount Shasta. The peak sits close to Panther Meadows Campground, which is about 0.6 miles away, and the Gray Butte Trail and Gray Butte-The Gate Trail both start within a mile of the summit. Nearby, Mount Shasta offers mountaineering about 2.9 miles away, and Panther Creek has canoeing about 3.5 miles out.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

8,111 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Gray Butte

California

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Mount Shasta, California · 6.7 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Shasta-Trinity National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

    Gray Butte — Summit in California | Roamze