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Buena Vista Peak

Buena Vista Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buena Vista Peak rises to 2,321 m in California. Mount Silliman stands 3,397 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat, a park 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q121600166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2321 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71143, -118.89686

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Attractions: 30
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 11.8 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Old Ranger Station: 12.0 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 13.3 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Buena Vista Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SillimanESE 113°3,397 m12.0 mi
Twin PeaksESE 107°3,194 m10.8 mi
Mitchell PeakE 82°3,164 m10.2 mi
Spanish MountainN 1°3,064 m13.7 mi
Kettle PeakESE 106°3,058 m9.4 mi
Eagle PeaksNE 38°2,998.3 m12.1 mi
ObeliskN 10°2,958 m13.8 mi
Mount MaddoxE 82°2,946 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0516:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2786577 — Buena Vista Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/5868912787

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