Buckman Springs Rest Area
Buckman Springs Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 996 m. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckman Springs, a spring 1.0 miles away.
3.3 mi. E. of Pine Valley
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Valley Peak: 3.9 mi
- Sheephead Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Los Pinos Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Bronco Peak: 5.8 mi
- Corte Madera Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Buckman Springs: 1.0 mi
- Yellow Rose Spring: 1.9 mi
- Lower Morris Meadow springs: 6.2 mi
- Salazar Spring: 8.0 mi
- Carl Spring: 8.8 mi
- Lake Morena County Park: 4.7 mi
- Pine Valley County Park: 5.3 mi
- Laguna Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Potrero County Park: 11.8 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Southern Terminus: 11.7 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 12.5 mi
- Airplane Monument: 12.8 mi
- Monumento al policia: 15.0 mi
- Benito Juarez: 15.2 mi
- Monster Rocks: 10.5 mi
- Main Wall: 10.6 mi
- Bell Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Quarry Wall: 21.9 mi
- Mud Palisades: 22.0 mi
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum: 9.8 mi
- Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store Museum: 10.3 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 12.6 mi
- Museo de Architectura: 15.2 mi
- ICBC: 15.2 mi
- Moteros: 15.6 mi
- "Hollywood & Vine" Street Sign: 19.2 mi
- COVID climb: 22.1 mi
- Warlock Mine: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Mine: 23.3 mi
- Kitchen Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Creek: 4.3 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 19.0 mi
- Dry Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Cuyamaca: 14.0 mi
- Stratton: 16.5 mi
- Banner: 21.8 mi
- Branson City: 23.4 mi
- Eastwood: 23.9 mi
- Desert View Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- BBQ Area: 21.0 mi
- Magic Water Horse: 11.0 mi
- Blessed Mother: 17.5 mi
- Hubbell Gateway: 24.9 mi
- Aztec Woods: 6.9 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 16.9 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Buckman Springs Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | NNW 331° | 1,979 m | 14.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNE 22° | 1,904 m | 10.0 mi |
| Wooded Hill | NNE 22° | 1,894 m | 6.9 mi |
| Stephenson Peak | NNE 26° | 1,889 m | 9.1 mi |
| Piñon Point | NNE 27° | 1,832 m | 8.6 mi |
| North Peak | NNW 341° | 1,826 m | 18.2 mi |
| Garnet Peak | N 7° | 1,800 m | 11.7 mi |
| Middle Peak | NNW 336° | 1,795 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Laguna #3, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/96681864
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