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Cow and Calf Mountain

Cow and Calf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.29467, -120.08989

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 13
  • 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
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buckingham MountainNE 39°1,367 m20.3 mi
Miami MountainENE 65°1,304 m20.8 mi
Bullion KnobN 11°1,297 m16.9 mi
Fremont PeakN 2°1,277 m18.3 mi
Bullion MountainN 2°1,272 m18.3 mi
Magoon HillNE 45°1,052 m19.5 mi
Telegraph HillN 8°1,041 m21.2 mi
Crooks MountainENE 71°1,020 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4119:4620:25
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485256616875807975655447
Precip in2.12.02.00.90.50.20.00.00.00.40.91.8

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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