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Buckeye Hill

Buckeye Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buckeye Hill rises to 774 m in California. Pinyon Peak stands 1,602 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35730001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
774 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.38857, -121.53911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves: 36
Attractions: 19
  • Galante Winery: 8.6 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 11.6 mi
  • Savanna: 14.9 mi
  • Tiger (Male): 15.0 mi
  • Tiger (Female): 15.0 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 19
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 10.8 mi
  • Santa Lucia Adobe: 11.9 mi
  • Tractor: 15.5 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Greenfield Memorial Hall: 16.5 mi
Springs: 15
  • Cahoon Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Pajaiso Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Quail Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Pat Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Jackhammer Spring: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Pine Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Tassajara Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Fern Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 7.3 mi
  • Resurrection Wall: 19.6 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 20.5 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 20.5 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Yorktown community garden: 22.8 mi
  • Sand City Community Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Memory Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 22.0 mi
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 22.3 mi
  • The Fisherman: 24.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 24.7 mi
  • Pietro Ferrante Statue: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Buckeye Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pinyon PeakSSE 150°1,602 m17.6 mi
Chews RidgeSSW 197°1,549 m5.6 mi
South Ventana ConeSW 215°1,517 m9.6 mi
Black ButteS 181°1,497 m8.4 mi
Ventana Double ConeWSW 237°1,477 m11.6 mi
Uncle Sam MountainWSW 251°1,445 m9.9 mi
Ventana ConeSW 227°1,434 m10.6 mi
Kandlbinder PeakWSW 240°1,418 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4919:5020:28
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525254565962656566635651
Precip in3.93.52.81.40.50.10.00.10.10.81.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270062 — Buckeye Hill, Monterey County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800977

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