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Tucker Mountain

Tucker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tucker Mountain rises to 790 m in California. Big Baldy stands 2,449 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttonwillow Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49085076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
790 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63884, -119.20956

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sheridan Park: 5.4 mi
  • J O Eaton Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • US Senator Dianne Feinstein Park: 6.6 mi
  • Ledbetter County Park: 8.7 mi
  • Wahtoke Park: 11.0 mi
Springs: 33
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Arnett Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Mankins Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Green Spring: 8.7 mi
  • House Spring: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Museums: 10
  • Alta District Historical Society: 12.0 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Sanger Depot Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Kingsburg Historical Jail: 20.8 mi
  • Kingsburg Rail Depot and Museum: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 7.3 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.5 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Ranger Station: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Tucker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldyE2,449 m18.3 mi
Buena Vista PeakENE2,321 m18.0 mi
Redwood MountainENE2,139 m16.1 mi
Logger PointENE1,733 m12.6 mi
Eshom PointE1,551 m14.9 mi
Mount SampsonNE1,447 m10.8 mi
Sontag PointNE1,296 m10.5 mi
Pattee RocksESE1,290 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236589 — Tucker Mountain, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358777489

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