- Elevation, modelled
- 1,669 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Sierra Buttes2,617 m · 10.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.4460, -120.6585
Boy Scout Wall is a cliff in California, at a modelled 1,669 m. Sierra Buttes stands 2,617 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rediscovery Dome Right, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Boy Scout Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Buttes | N 3° | 2,617 m | 10.2 mi |
| English Mountain | E 90° | 2,552 m | 5.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | ESE 113° | 2,467 m | 13.3 mi |
| Black Buttes | ESE 123° | 2,447 m | 6.4 mi |
| Black Buttes | ESE 118° | 2,407 m | 6.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SE 138° | 2,388 m | 9.9 mi |
| Meadow Lake Hill | ESE 103° | 2,382 m | 9.7 mi |
| Signal Peak | SE 139° | 2,374 m | 9.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bowman Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 1.9 mi
- Red Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Hill: 2.2 mi
- Quartz Hill: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Rediscovery Dome Right: 0.0 mi
- Rediscovery Dome Left: 0.1 mi
- Windy Point Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Booth Point: 4.1 mi
- Bell Point: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Jolly Boys Mine: 6.9 mi
- Jolly Boys Mine: 6.9 mi
- Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial: 9.0 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 9.9 mi
- Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout: 10.2 mi
Parks: 23
- Sierra City Community Center: 8.4 mi
- Sierra City Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park: 9.0 mi
- Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 9.9 mi
- Firepit: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 6.3 mi
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 6.7 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 7.6 mi
- Pass Creek Day Use Site: 7.9 mi
- Loganville Scenic Highway Center Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Downieville Museum: 12.0 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 18.1 mi
- Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum: 21.6 mi
Springs: 10
- Switchback spring: 10.1 mi
- Upper Derbec Spring: 12.3 mi
- Derbec Spring: 12.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 13.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 8
- Webber Lake: 13.3 mi
- Missouri Bar: 13.9 mi
- Illinois Bar: 18.1 mi
- Edwards Crossing: 19.1 mi
- China Wall: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Coppins Meadow: 13.5 mi
- Towle Conservation Easement: 19.4 mi
- Black Wall: 20.3 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 20.3 mi
- Round Mountain Conservation Easement: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Hackmans Falls: 8.0 mi
- Loves Falls: 9.6 mi
- Weber Falls: 14.4 mi
- Frazier Falls: 18.0 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 20.9 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Forest: 10.8 mi
- North Bloomfield: 13.9 mi
- Red Dog: 20.4 mi
- Jamison: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dog Beach: 18.3 mi
- China Cove Beach: 23.4 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Campbell Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowman DAM, under a mile away.
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