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Boon Hill

Boon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boon Hill rises to 195 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bret Harte Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35728739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.82826, -121.98052

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bret Harte Park: 0.5 mi
  • Diablo West Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
  • Sycamore: 1.0 mi
  • Eugene O'Neill Commemorative Park: 1.0 mi
  • Oak Hill Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • All Wars Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Fages Trail: 2.0 mi
  • Stone Valley: 3.2 mi
  • Alamo Grammer School: 3.2 mi
  • J.M. James House: 3.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Blackhawk logo: 3.5 mi
  • Communuity Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Ruth Bancroft Garden: 7.3 mi
Peaks
  • Wall Point: 2.5 mi
  • Artist Point: 2.9 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Vail Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Old Man's Hill: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites
  • Big Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Grotto: 3.0 mi
  • Uplands: 3.0 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 4.5 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 8.4 mi
  • Gray Wolf: 10.0 mi
  • Jaguar: 10.1 mi
  • California Condor: 10.1 mi
Springs: 18
Beaches: 18
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 3.3 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 4.5 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Chab: 10.5 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Boon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNE 44°1,173 m5.2 mi
Devil's PulpitNE 46°1,110 m5.3 mi
North PeakNE 44°1,084 m6.3 mi
Ransom PointNE 42°1,037 m5.3 mi
Mount OlympiaNE 40°898 m6.6 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 24°722 m5.6 mi
Red Leg PeakENE 78°652 m8.9 mi
Oyster PointE 88°644 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655839 — Boon Hill, Contra Costa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803827

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