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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
Historic sites: 60
  • 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
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: 60
  • 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
Gardens: 57
Artworks
Beaches: 18
Springs: 17
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 DiabloNE1,173 m5.2 mi
Devil's PulpitNE1,110 m5.3 mi
North PeakNE1,084 m6.3 mi
Ransom PointNE1,037 m5.3 mi
Mount OlympiaNE898 m6.6 mi
Red Leg PeakENE652 m8.9 mi
Oyster PointE644 m5.6 mi
Cave PointE636 m5.5 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 50–80 °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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