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Buckingham Mountain

Buckingham Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckingham Mountain rises to 1,367 m in California. Devil Peak stands 2,114 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt Buckingham School (historic), a historic site 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35730041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1367 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52327, -119.85878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 32
Parks: 23
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 9.6 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 12.7 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 15.3 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Buckingham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakE 86°2,114 m6.5 mi
Chowchilla MountainENE 66°2,105 m6.2 mi
Wawona DomeE 80°2,105 m13.6 mi
Wawona PointE 91°2,075.7 m14.1 mi
Hogan MountainESE 104°2,007 m10.8 mi
Crow PeakE 98°1,953 m6.8 mi
Iron MountainENE 63°1,894 m7.7 mi
Mount SavageE 95°1,756 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799781

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