Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain rises to 491 m in California. Kirby Peak stands 1,642 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Catheys Valley Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 26 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 491 m
How to reach it
- 26.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Catheys Valley Park: 1.2 mi
- Hornitos Park: 8.4 mi
- Mariposa Park: 8.4 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 8.5 mi
- Lake McSwain Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
- Shultz Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Catheys Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Guadalupe Mountains: 3.3 mi
- Garnet Point: 3.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 2.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 3.2 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 4.1 mi
- Sheepcamp Spring: 5.2 mi
- Fremont Spring: 8.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 8.3 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 9.0 mi
- Ag Museum: 16.7 mi
- Agricultural Museum Of Merced County: 19.1 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 19.4 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 10.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 15.9 mi
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad: 18.0 mi
- Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 24.3 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 15.5 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 18.5 mi
- Mount Ophir: 5.8 mi
- Agua Fria: 5.8 mi
- Cat Town: 14.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 17.8 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 21.0 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Gardening Club Orchard: 17.6 mi
- Gardening Club: 18.3 mi
- Gardening Club: 18.3 mi
- Beginnings: 18.0 mi
- Bobcat: 18.1 mi
- Big Rufus: 18.3 mi
- Diana Falls: 21.3 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 24.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 24.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 24.0 mi
- Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Peak | ENE 71° | 1,642 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sweetwater Point | NE 53° | 1,406 m | 15.2 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,367 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bullion Knob | NNE 33° | 1,297 m | 7.9 mi |
| Fremont Peak | NNE 12° | 1,277 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,272 m | 8.5 mi |
| Feliciana Mountain | NE 44° | 1,250 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buckhorn Peak | N 357° | 1,147 m | 15.6 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: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Merced, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358778917
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