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Chowchilla Mountain

Chowchilla Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chowchilla Mountain rises to 2,105 m in California. Buena Vista Peak stands 2,956 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35734594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.55993, -119.75461

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 39
Springs: 15
Attractions: 13
Parks: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 8.7 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 8.9 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 9.6 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Chowchilla Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Vista PeakE 80°2,956 m13.2 mi
Mount RaymondESE 107°2,650 m11.9 mi
White Chief MountainESE 112°2,637 m13.0 mi
Ostrander RocksNE 44°2,482 m12.6 mi
Tempo DomeNE 42°2,393.1 m8.5 mi
El CapitanNNE 28°2,307 m13.6 mi
Fresno DomeESE 121°2,298 m14.0 mi
Taft PointNE 38°2,286 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799803

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