Buck Meadows

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Buck Meadows

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Elevation919 m

Land area4.51 km²

Coordinates37.81°, -120.08°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Buck Meadows is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3 km) east-northeast of Smith Peak, at an elevation of 2,910 feet (890 m). The population was 21 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in California

• Coulterville
  9.3 mi away
• Lake Don Pedro
  19.5 mi away
• Long Barn
  20 mi away
• Chinese Camp
  20.6 mi away
• Cedar Ridge
  20.9 mi away · pop. 1,671
• Forest Meadows
  30.7 mi away
• Hathaway Pines
  30.7 mi away
• Copperopolis
  31.3 mi away
• Knights Ferry
  32.4 mi away
• Fish Camp
  32.8 mi away
• Dorrington
  35.9 mi away · pop. 406
• Hickman
  39.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buck Meadows

Saga of a Mountain Meadow

Scott Lawson · 2008

Roughing It

Mark Twain · 1872

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 30 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 43 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 110 mi
• Incident Complex CINDER COMPLEX, Inyo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 114 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 120 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 120 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 133 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 136 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 16:30 UTC.