Cow and Calf Mountain
Cow and Calf Mountain rises to 325 m in California. Buckingham Mountain stands 1,367 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35736111, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastman Lake Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Catheys Valley Park: 9.9 mi
- Le Grand School: 10.0 mi
- Mariposa Park: 14.6 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 14.8 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Copper Hill: 2.6 mi
- Illinois Hill: 4.9 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Round Hills: 6.1 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 11.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 12.2 mi
- Specimen Springs: 12.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.6 mi
- Sheepcamp Spring: 12.9 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 14.1 mi
- Ag Museum: 14.5 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 14.9 mi
- Agricultural Museum Of Merced County: 17.3 mi
- Yosemite Wildlife Museum: 19.8 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad: 19.0 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 20.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 20.7 mi
- Abby Needham Plaque: 23.6 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 17.6 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 20.4 mi
- San Joaquin Experimental Range: 23.1 mi
- Beginnings: 19.0 mi
- Bobcat: 19.1 mi
- Big Rufus: 19.1 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 24.3 mi
- Agua Fria: 13.7 mi
- Mount Ophir: 15.3 mi
- Cat Town: 24.2 mi
- Gardening Club Orchard: 18.7 mi
- Gardening Club: 19.2 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 14.8 mi
- Madera County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Cow and Calf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Mountain | NE 39° | 1,367 m | 20.3 mi |
| Miami Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,304 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bullion Knob | N 11° | 1,297 m | 16.9 mi |
| Fremont Peak | N 2° | 1,277 m | 18.3 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | N 2° | 1,272 m | 18.3 mi |
| Magoon Hill | NE 45° | 1,052 m | 19.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 8° | 1,041 m | 21.2 mi |
| Crooks Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,020 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madera Muni AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659714 — Cow and Calf Mountain, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807320
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