Peak · California
Buckeye Hill
Buckeye Hill rises to 774 m in California. Junipero Serra Peak stands 1,784 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.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35730001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 774 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.38857, -121.53911
- 16.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 17 mi
- Rocky Creek Bridge · 20 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Sea Otter Refuge View Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Hill: 0.6 mi
- School Hill: 0.8 mi
- Haystack Hill: 1.3 mi
- Poison Oak Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Cachagua Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 9.8 mi
- Central Park: 9.9 mi
- Meyer Park: 10.4 mi
- Cesar Chavez Park: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Ventana Wilderness: 13.7 mi
- Garland Ranch Regional Park: 13.8 mi
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 14.0 mi
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park: 16.2 mi
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: 16.8 mi
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
- Mission Soledad Museum: 10.3 mi
- Picard Trade Bead Museum: 17.6 mi
- Ventana Wildlife Discovery Center: 18.3 mi
- National Steinbeck Center: 21.0 mi
- Steinbeck House & Restaurant: 21.0 mi
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: 14
- 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
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
- Arroyo Seco Day Use: 11.0 mi
- Chaparral Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Bear Creek Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 20.9 mi
- East Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 10
- Wreck Beach: 18.0 mi
- Pfeiffer Beach: 18.6 mi
- Monterey State Beach: 23.5 mi
- Monastery Beach: 23.5 mi
- Gibson Beach: 23.7 mi
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
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
Gardens: 5
- Memorial Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
- Yorktown community garden: 22.8 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 24.7 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Buckeye Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junipero Serra Peak | SSE 158° | 1,784 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | SSE 150° | 1,602 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chews Ridge | SSW 197° | 1,549 m | 5.6 mi |
| South Ventana Cone | SW 215° | 1,517 m | 9.6 mi |
| Black Butte | S 181° | 1,497 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ventana Double Cone | WSW 237° | 1,477 m | 11.6 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,445 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ventana Cone | SW 227° | 1,434 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:50 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel Valley, 12 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Soledad · 12 mi
- Carmel Valley · 13 mi
- Monterey County · 19 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 21 mi
- Salinas · 21 mi
- Seaside · 23 mi
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