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Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Mountain rises to 885 m in California. Speckerman Mountain stands 2,181 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumpfield Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
885 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.44022, -119.83655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 19
  • Big Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Specimen Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 13.2 mi
Parks: 19
Attractions: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 11.2 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 15.3 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • The Falls Picnic Site: 16.4 mi
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 12.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Speckerman MountainE 86°2,181 m14.1 mi
Devil PeakNE 41°2,114 m8.1 mi
Chowchilla MountainNNE 28°2,105 m9.4 mi
Wawona DomeENE 57°2,105 m14.6 mi
Wawona PointENE 67°2,075.7 m14.0 mi
Hogan MountainENE 71°2,007 m9.8 mi
Crow PeakNE 49°1,953 m7.2 mi
Iron MountainNNE 32°1,894 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237801 — Wildcat Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778921

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