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Boulder Peak

Boulder Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Peak rises to 2,512 m in California. Etna Mountain stands 2,295 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Back Meadows Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49015007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57926, -123.09198

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 17
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Maple Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 24.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • City Park: 12.9 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 13.0 mi
  • Happy Camp River Park: 20.6 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Boulder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Etna MountainSSE2,295 m15.0 mi
Eaton PeakSSE2,285 m20.6 mi
Black Marble MountainW2,268 m5.8 mi
Kings CastleWNW2,257 m7.1 mi
English PeakSSW2,229 m13.8 mi
Box Camp MountainWNW2,215 m4.8 mi
Yellow Dog PeakS2,146 m13.3 mi
Big RidgeNW2,141 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:3920:0920:51
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3716:0116:46

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797005

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