Buck Peak
Buck Peak rises to 689 m in California. Slate Mountain stands 2,829 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Galley Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5331359.
Wikidata Q35729947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 689 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Galley Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Quedow Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gibbon Peak: 4.4 mi
- King George Peak: 5.9 mi
- Oat Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cain Spring: 5.0 mi
- Poison Oak Spring: 5.9 mi
- Skunk Spring: 6.5 mi
- North Cold Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 9.0 mi
- Padre Francisco Garces Historical Monument: 10.3 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 10.9 mi
- Bartlett Park: 10.9 mi
- Fallen Heros Park: 13.8 mi
- Murry Park: 14.2 mi
- Trail of 100 Giants: 13.6 mi
- woody rd: 15.1 mi
- Cabin 234: 16.6 mi
- Cabin 236: 16.6 mi
- Cabin 242: 16.6 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 14.2 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 16.6 mi
- South Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 19.2 mi
- Seven Teacups: 19.9 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 12.4 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 23.3 mi
- Fountain Springs: 5.3 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 9.1 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Buck Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Mountain | NE 51° | 2,829 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sunday Peak | SE 124° | 2,531 m | 16.5 mi |
| Onion Meadow Peak | ENE 58° | 2,529 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tobias Peak | ESE 108° | 2,526 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mule Peak | ENE 60° | 2,477 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | ESE 113° | 2,448 m | 15.3 mi |
| Portuguese Peak | ESE 123° | 2,417 m | 16.1 mi |
| Baker Peak | ESE 103° | 2,416 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239761 — Buck Peak, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358781182
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