Buena Vista Peak
Buena Vista Peak rises to 2,956 m in California. Merced Peak stands 3,575 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bruce, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,956 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 20 mi
- Lembert Dome · 22 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bruce: 1.3 mi
- Moraine Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Wawona Dome: 5.9 mi
- Mount Raymond: 6.1 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Chilnualna Creek Cascades: 5.6 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 5.8 mi
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 6.9 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Illilouette Fall: 8.6 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 7.7 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 8.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 11.8 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 11.8 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 11.9 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- The Fissures: 9.4 mi
- Profile Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Glacier Point: 9.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 9.2 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 10.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 7.1 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 8.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 9.7 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 10.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 11.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.3 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.3 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 14.1 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 18.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 11.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 11.6 mi
- Black Spring: 11.7 mi
- Barrel Spring: 14.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 15.7 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 18.7 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 18.9 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 19.7 mi
- Midpines Park: 22.5 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 12.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.0 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.8 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 19.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Buena Vista Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Peak | ENE 67° | 3,575 m | 7.3 mi |
| Red Peak | NE 55° | 3,567 m | 7.2 mi |
| Triple Divide Peak | ENE 72° | 3,533 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gray Peak | NE 45° | 3,526 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Clark | NE 35° | 3,512 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ottoway Peak | ENE 64° | 3,512 m | 7.6 mi |
| Post Peak | ENE 77° | 3,354 m | 10.6 mi |
| Isberg Peak | ENE 70° | 3,352 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257648 — Buena Vista Peak, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797079
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 10 mi
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