Skip to content

Duckwall Mountain

Duckwall Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Duckwall Mountain rises to 1,775 m in California. Mercur Peak stands 2,468 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphy Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1775 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96881, -120.11963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 42
  • West Side Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 8.1 mi
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 10.1 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 10.6 mi
  • Coffill Park: 14.4 mi
Springs: 30
  • Camp Twentyone Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Deadwood Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Alder Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Box Spring: 4.8 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Miner’s Camp: 8.6 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 16.4 mi
  • Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 16.6 mi
  • Strawberry: 16.7 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Remote Camp: 8.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 15.4 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Beach 2: 16.9 mi
  • Beach 1: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 13.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Duckwall Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mercur PeakENE 62°2,468 m18.7 mi
Bell MountainNE 41°2,425 m16.5 mi
Bourland MountainNE 46°2,346 m13.8 mi
Lookout PointENE 65°2,201.2 m14.6 mi
Hells MountainENE 57°2,115 m13.2 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 17°1,840 m16.4 mi
Pilot PeakSE 145°1,826 m17.4 mi
Bald MountainN 8°1,771 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259599 — Duckwall Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797637

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Duckwall Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens