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. It was named for W. F. Boardman, the Alameda County surveyor between 1865 and 1869.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).