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Buckhorn Peak

Buckhorn Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Peak rises to 1,147 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1147 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66410, -120.12407

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Morning Star Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 13.6 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Remote Camp: 12.6 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 15.2 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 16.2 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Buckhorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakENE 56°1,826 m12.3 mi
Sawmill MountainNE 42°1,600 m15.2 mi
Big Grizzly MountainENE 73°1,575 m13.0 mi
Trumbull PeakE 83°1,521 m14.5 mi
Sweetwater PointESE 116°1,406 m14.6 mi
Little Grizzly MountainENE 74°1,323 m11.8 mi
Bullion KnobSSE 150°1,297 m10.3 mi
Fremont PeakSSE 160°1,277 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257623 — Buckhorn Peak, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797071

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