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Buford Mountain

Buford Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buford Mountain rises to 581 m in California. Silver Knob stands 1,631 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35730163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
581 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.22106, -119.84182

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Yosemite Lakes Park Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Yosemite Lakes Park Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Hidden Lake Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
  • Hensley Lake: 5.7 mi
  • Hensley Lake Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Rogers Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Pecan Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Daulton Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Vichy Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Specimen Springs: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 12.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Buford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver KnobNNE 31°1,631 m17.0 mi
Pilot PeakNNE 27°1,586 m16.8 mi
Goat MountainENE 71°1,514 m16.0 mi
Thornberry MountainENE 74°1,429 m13.8 mi
Deadwood PeakNE 53°1,373 m10.7 mi
Miami MountainNNE 21°1,304 m14.7 mi
Taylor MountainNE 56°1,207 m15.7 mi
Smiley MountainE 84°1,082 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:4019:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1016:0616:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475154586674807974655446
Precip in3.12.52.51.40.50.20.00.00.10.81.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friant Government Camp, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806180

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