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Billys Peak

Billys Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Billys Peak rises to 2,211 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kickapoo Waterfall, a waterfall 2.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13292, -122.76919

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 2.5 mi
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Picayune Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.2 mi
  • White Ridge Spring: 15.6 mi
  • China Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Shasta View Spring: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Clark Springs Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Riverside Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Parks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Siskiyou Beach: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Billys Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakWSW 238°2,726 m17.2 mi
Caesar PeakWSW 238°2,714 m16.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainSW 228°2,662 m16.5 mi
Caribou MountainSW 234°2,609 m12.2 mi
Wedding CakeWSW 236°2,605 m17.5 mi
Gibson PeakSSW 202°2,560.3 m14.2 mi
Siligo PeakSSW 208°2,482 m14.6 mi
Seven Up PeakSSW 206°2,476 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:3920:0620:48
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3416:0216:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505763706963534337
Precip in3.52.82.41.41.60.70.50.30.41.32.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callahan, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796888

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