Buck Point
Buck Point rises to 758 m in California. Kirby Peak stands 1,642 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35729961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 758 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 0.9 mi
- Garnet Point: 1.3 mi
- Catheys Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Negro Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Catheys Valley Park: 3.3 mi
- Mariposa Park: 6.2 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 6.3 mi
- Hornitos Park: 8.8 mi
- Bagby Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Barrel Spring: 0.7 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 3.4 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 3.5 mi
- Fremont Spring: 5.3 mi
- Sheepcamp Spring: 6.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 5.9 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 16.9 mi
- Ag Museum: 19.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 20.6 mi
- Diana Falls: 17.9 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 21.7 mi
- Foresta Falls: 22.6 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 22.9 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 7.5 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 13.5 mi
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad: 20.6 mi
- Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 24.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 20.7 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 20.7 mi
- Merced Grove: 22.4 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 23.9 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 24.6 mi
- Mount Ophir: 2.2 mi
- Agua Fria: 3.2 mi
- Cat Town: 11.0 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 15.6 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 17.6 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 24.3 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 18.0 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 20.8 mi
- Gardening Club Orchard: 20.2 mi
- Gardening Club: 20.9 mi
- Dedication Garden: 24.9 mi
- Beginnings: 20.6 mi
- Bobcat: 20.7 mi
- Big Rufus: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Buck Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Peak | E 81° | 1,642 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sweetwater Point | ENE 61° | 1,406 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,367 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bullion Knob | NE 38° | 1,297 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fremont Peak | N 2° | 1,277 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | N 2° | 1,272 m | 5.1 mi |
| Feliciana Mountain | NE 49° | 1,250 m | 11.5 mi |
| Buckhorn Peak | NNW 349° | 1,147 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358762619
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