Mount Boardman

Mount Boardman
Mount Boardman Location of Mount Boardman in California
Highest point
Elevation	3,621 ft (1,104 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence	98 ft (30 m) [1]
Listing	California county high points 49th
Coordinates	37°28′52″N121°28′19″W / 37.4810618°N 121.4718319°W / 37.4810618; -121.4718319 [2]
Geography
Location	San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Diablo Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Boardman

Mount Boardman is located in the Diablo Range in California. The summit is near a point where Santa Clara, Alameda, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties meet. ^{[3] [1]} It was named for W. F. Boardman, the Alameda County surveyor between 1865 and 1869. ^[4]

There is a higher peak to the north which is unofficially called Boardman North and has an elevation of 3,629 feet (1,106 m). ^[5] This north peak, unnamed on topographic maps, is located on the Alameda – San Joaquin county line, and is the highest point in San Joaquin County. ^[5] Some snow falls on both peaks during the winter. ^[6]

References

1. "Mount Boardman, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. "Mount Boardman". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. Fitzgerald, Michael (January 4, 2018). "The master of invisible lines". The Record . Stockton. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
4. Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 35.
5. "Boardman North, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
6. "Subsection M262Ac - Diablo Range". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

See also

• List of highest points in California by county