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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
2512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57926, -123.09198

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 18
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
Historic sites: 4
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
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 MountainSSE 152°2,294.5 m15.0 mi
Eaton PeakSSE 156°2,285 m20.6 mi
Black Marble MountainW 269°2,268 m5.8 mi
Kings CastleWNW 290°2,257 m7.1 mi
English PeakSSW 207°2,229 m13.8 mi
Box Camp MountainWNW 286°2,215 m4.8 mi
Yellow Dog PeakS 172°2,146 m13.3 mi
Big RidgeNW 307°2,141 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 5080 °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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