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Big Boiler

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Big Boiler from directly overhead

Big Boiler is a hot spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,497 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bumpass Hell, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.45785, -121.50177

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Bumpass Hell: 0.0 mi
  • Sulphur Works: 1.9 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 3.7 mi
  • Devastated Area: 4.5 mi
  • Hot Rock: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mill Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 15.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 17.5 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 18.0 mi
  • Meadow Park: 20.3 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 10.7 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 11.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Big Boiler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakN 355°3,187 m2.1 mi
Brokeoff MountainWSW 254°2,814 m3.2 mi
Eagle PeakNW 326°2,811 m1.6 mi
Mount DillerW 281°2,750 m2.3 mi
Ski Heil PeakNW 314°2,721 m1.5 mi
Mount HelenN 357°2,694 m0.9 mi
Pilot PinnacleWNW 294°2,672 m1.8 mi
Bumpass MountainNNE 33°2,664 m0.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:41
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2716:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235394855636257463731
Precip in6.55.56.44.32.91.30.30.30.72.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 7 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/521436856

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