Humboldt Peak
Humboldt Peak rises to 2,147 m in California. Butt Mountain stands 2,395 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Humboldt Summit, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,147 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Humboldt Summit: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 1.3 mi
- Locke Peak: 2.2 mi
- Humbug Summit: 4.3 mi
- Colby Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Little Cub Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cold Springs: 4.1 mi
- Frog Spring: 7.1 mi
- Fern Springs: 10.8 mi
- Lost Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mill Creek Rim: 13.3 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 17.8 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 18.2 mi
- Elephant Butte: 19.3 mi
- East China Point: 20.0 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 17.5 mi
- Bluff Falls: 19.0 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Sandy Point Day Use: 21.4 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 18.9 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 21.5 mi
- Big Boiler: 21.6 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 21.6 mi
- Bunnel Point: 16.2 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 20.1 mi
- Sulphur Works: 21.3 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 21.6 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Bucks Lake Wilderness: 18.2 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 23.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 14.8 mi
- Chester Park: 15.2 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 22.6 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 17.6 mi
- Vehicle: 17.7 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 20.5 mi
- Catfish Beach: 17.4 mi
- Westwood Beach: 19.9 mi
- Caribou: 15.2 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 15.3 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Humboldt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,395 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sifford Mountain | N 3° | 2,258 m | 18.3 mi |
| Locke Peak | SE 141° | 2,182 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SE 145° | 2,179 m | 17.9 mi |
| Eagle Rocks | NE 52° | 2,149 m | 1.3 mi |
| Snow Mountain | S 175° | 2,127 m | 5.9 mi |
| Kelly Mountain | NNE 13° | 2,088 m | 18.5 mi |
| Humboldt Summit | W 281° | 2,085 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261609 — Humboldt Peak, Butte County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798219
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 24 mi
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