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Buck Mesa

Buck Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mesa rises to 473 m in California. High Point stands 1,873 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiens Family Cellars, a attraction 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35729831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
473 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.53864, -117.02725

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Wiens Family Cellars: 1.2 mi
  • Wilson Creek Wine Tasting: 1.2 mi
  • Ponte Family Estate: 1.3 mi
  • South Coast Winery: 1.6 mi
  • Van Roekel Vineyard & Winery: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Renzoni Lawn: 1.9 mi
  • Glenoak Hills Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Skinner Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Pauba Ridge Park: 3.6 mi
  • Pauba Ridge Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Springs: 46
  • Adobe Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Pechanga Hot Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Adobe Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Sawyer Spring: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Dylan Key: 4.8 mi
  • Chloe Honeycutt Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Ronald Reagan Tribute: 6.2 mi
  • Eldon Rotz Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Sara M. Margiotta Memorial: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 26
Museums: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Horse: 4.8 mi
  • Horse: 4.8 mi
  • Redhawk Logo: 5.9 mi
  • A Child's Wonderland: 6.2 mi
  • Hungry Wolf: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 11.7 mi
  • Upper Barker Valley Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Lower Barker Valley Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Tenaja Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Buck Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSE 138°1,873 m16.4 mi
Birch HillSSE 147°1,737 m19.0 mi
Gordon PointSSE 152°1,722 m13.4 mi
Cahuilla MountainE 80°1,719 m14.3 mi
Morgan HillSSE 152°1,718 m13.2 mi
Beauty PeakESE 111°1,690 m18.8 mi
Boucher HillSSE 156°1,651 m15.4 mi
Aguanga MountainSE 135°1,648 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3919:2520:02
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4916:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660386 — Buck Mesa, Riverside County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807861

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