Mount Boardman

Mount Boardman
Mount Boardman Location of Mount Boardman in California
Elevation	3,618 ft (1,103 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	98 ft (30 m) [1]
Location
Location	Santa Clara, Alameda, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, California, USA
Range	Diablo Range
Coordinates	37°28′53″N 121°28′17″W / 37.4813222°N 121.47133°W / 37.4813222; -121.47133Coordinates: 37°28′53″N 121°28′17″W / 37.4813222°N 121.47133°W / 37.4813222; -121.47133[2]
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.^[1] It was named for W. F. Boardman, the Alameda County surveyor between 1865 and 1869.^[3]

There is a higher peak to the north which is unofficially called Boardman North and has an elevation of 3,626 feet (1,105 m).^[4] 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.^[4] Some snow falls on both peaks during the winter.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mount Boardman, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1215. 
2. ^ "Mount Boardman". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1658089. 
3. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 35. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Boardman North, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1214. 
5. ^ "Subsection M262Ac - Diablo Range". USDA, Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m262ac.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-22. 

ẵ==See also==

• List of highest points in California by county