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Bucks Peak

Bucks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bucks Peak rises to 3,236 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35730086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47977, -118.13570

126 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 53
Peaks: 39
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 13.9 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 7.1 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bucks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNNW 328°4,344 m12.5 mi
Mount DuboisNNW 332°4,126 m23.8 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 319°3,979 m9.4 mi
Mount HogueNNW 332°3,884 m19.7 mi
Headley PeakNNW 330°3,858 m16.6 mi
Piute MountainNW 307°3,827 m6.6 mi
Sheep MountainNW 306°3,810 m5.6 mi
Campito MountainWNW 290°3,522 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3319:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0415:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797074

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