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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. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Trinity County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49012921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13292, -122.76919

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
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: 5
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 25 miles of Billys Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakWSW2,726 m17.2 mi
Caesar PeakWSW2,714 m16.6 mi
Sawtooth MountainSW2,662 m16.5 mi
Caribou MountainSW2,609 m12.2 mi
Wedding CakeWSW2,605 m17.5 mi
Gibson PeakSSW2,560 m14.2 mi
Siligo PeakSSW2,482 m14.6 mi
Seven Up PeakSSW2,476 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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