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Portuguese Peak

Portuguese Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1733 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36763, -123.33394

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 10
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 10.5 mi
  • Johnson - Joss Park: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Portuguese Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakNE 41°2,512 m19.3 mi
Russian PeakESE 106°2,459 m20.7 mi
Etna MountainE 86°2,294.5 m19.7 mi
Black Marble MountainNNE 25°2,268 m16.0 mi
Kings CastleNNE 19°2,257 m18.1 mi
English PeakENE 69°2,229 m6.6 mi
Box Camp MountainNNE 26°2,215 m17.8 mi
Yellow Dog PeakE 84°2,146 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:26
June solstice05:4120:0920:51
September equinox07:0218:3619:12
December solstice07:3716:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799209

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