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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: 36
  • 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 18.7 miles of Tucker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldyE 83°2,449 m18.3 mi
Buena Vista PeakENE 74°2,321 m18.0 mi
Redwood MountainENE 79°2,139 m16.1 mi
Logger PointENE 70°1,733 m12.6 mi
Eshom PointE 91°1,551 m14.9 mi
Mount SampsonNE 35°1,447 m10.8 mi
Sontag PointNE 45°1,296 m10.5 mi
Pattee RocksESE 110°1,290 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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