Portuguese Peak
Portuguese Peak rises to 1,733 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Payne Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,733 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Payne Peak: 1.6 mi
- Sauerkraut Peak: 3.3 mi
- Butler Mountain: 4.7 mi
- East Peak: 5.8 mi
- Crapo Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 22.4 mi
- Horse Statue: 22.8 mi
- Skeleton Car: 23.2 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 23.5 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 23.5 mi
- High Spring: 13.7 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.0 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 16.6 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 19.3 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 4.0 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Ferry Point: 21.9 mi
- Ishi Pishi Falls: 8.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 20.9 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 10.5 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 23.4 mi
- Negro Flat: 9.1 mi
- Fish Lake Campground Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 19.8 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 23.2 mi
- Jones Beach: 23.6 mi
- Etna Museum: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Portuguese Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | NE 41° | 2,512 m | 19.3 mi |
| Russian Peak | ESE 106° | 2,459 m | 20.7 mi |
| Etna Mountain | E 86° | 2,295 m | 19.7 mi |
| Eaton Peak | ESE 101° | 2,285 m | 21.3 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | NNE 25° | 2,268 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kings Castle | NNE 19° | 2,257 m | 18.1 mi |
| English Peak | ENE 69° | 2,229 m | 6.6 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,215 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 10.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799209
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