Buford Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Lilley Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Revis Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Adkins Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Trabuco Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Iron Mountain: 7.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Coarsegold Historic Museum: 7.4 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 13.4 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 17.4 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 17.8 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 18.6 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 16.8 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 19.4 mi
- Table Mountain Casino: 19.5 mi
- Big Ed: 20.1 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 20.5 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- The Falls Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Rocky Point Picnic Ground: 17.5 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 17.6 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 9.5 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.0 mi
- Parkway Trust / Caglia: 23.5 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.6 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 20.4 mi
- Exact Center of California: 21.9 mi
- Abby Needham Plaque: 22.2 mi
- Whites Cabin: 22.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 17.0 mi
- Corlieu Falls: 18.0 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 18.5 mi
- Whisky Falls: 22.5 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 19.5 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- San Joaquin River Bluffs: 24.6 mi
- Agua Fria: 20.7 mi
- Mount Ophir: 23.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Knob | NNE 31° | 1,631 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pilot Peak | NNE 27° | 1,586 m | 16.8 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,514 m | 16.0 mi |
| Thornberry Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,429 m | 13.8 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | NE 53° | 1,373 m | 10.7 mi |
| Miami Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,304 m | 14.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NE 56° | 1,207 m | 15.7 mi |
| Smiley Mountain | E 84° | 1,082 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friant Government Camp, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806180
Take the scenic way to Buford Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.