Bonte Peak
Bonte Peak rises to 2,344 m in California. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Cinder Rock, a peak 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,344 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Cinder Rock: 1.7 mi
- Mount Harkness: 1.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.9 mi
- Red Cinder Cone: 3.9 mi
- Red Cinder: 3.9 mi
- Panther Spring: 6.3 mi
- Domingo Spring: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Springs: 9.4 mi
- Edge Cabin Spring: 10.4 mi
- Lost Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 8.8 mi
- Devastated Area: 11.6 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 12.4 mi
- Hot Rock: 13.4 mi
- Sulphur Works: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 2.2 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 4.2 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 6.1 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Butte Creek Rim: 21.8 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 6.0 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 12.3 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 12.4 mi
- Big Boiler: 12.4 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 8.4 mi
- Chester Park: 9.3 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 10.0 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 15.1 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Bluff Falls: 14.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 2.0 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 4.2 mi
- Vehicle: 21.7 mi
- Catfish Beach: 10.2 mi
- Westwood Beach: 15.9 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 8.5 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 9.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Bonte Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | WNW 284° | 3,187 m | 12.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | W 281° | 2,811 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Diller | W 276° | 2,750 m | 14.7 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | W 279° | 2,721 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Helen | W 279° | 2,694 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | W 278° | 2,672 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | W 276° | 2,664 m | 12.3 mi |
| Reading Peak | W 281° | 2,647 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254647 — Bonte Peak, Plumas County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796008
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