Buffin Meadow

Buffin Meadow is a grassland in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 5,748 feet. Buffin Meadow is situated nearby to the locality Long Meadow, as well as near Happy Camp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grizzly Giant and Mariposa Grove.

Grizzly Giant

Photo: MikeMurphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grizzly Giant is a massive giant sequoia located in Mariposa Grove within Yosemite National Park. Famous for its impressive size and age, the Grizzly Giant has been a symbol of the park since tourism began.

Mariposa Grove

Evergreen forest

Photo: Dameon Hudson, CC BY 3.0.

Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature specimens.

Mariposa Grove Museum

Museum

Photo: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mariposa Grove Museum is an historic log cabin in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. Galen Clark, the first guardian of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grant, built the first cabin on approximately the same site in May 1864 as an office and information center for visitors. Mariposa Grove Museum is situated 2 miles north of Buffin Meadow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Camp and Sugar Pine.

Fish Camp

Photo: Guywelch2000, CC0.

Fish Camp is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park.

Sugar Pine

Hamlet

Sugar Pine is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 5 miles north of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 4236 feet. It is located 1 mile east of California State Route 41, between Oakhurst, California and the South Entrance of Yosemite National Park. Sugar Pine is situated 3½ miles southwest of Buffin Meadow.

South Wawona

Hamlet

Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area. South Wawona is situated 4½ miles northwest of Buffin Meadow.

Buffin Meadow

Type: Grassland
Category: meadow
Location: Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.48747° or 37° 29′ 15″ north

Longitude

-119.60174° or 119° 36′ 6″ west

Elevation

5,748 feet (1,752 metres)

Open location code

8592F9PX+X8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1083933920

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

GeoNames ID

5331654

Wikidata ID

Q49586793

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In Other Languages

“Buffin Meadow” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Buffin Meadow”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fallen Monarch and Mariposa Grove Trailhead.

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