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Big Buck Mountain

Big Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Buck Mountain rises to 2,676 m in Idaho. Mount Cramer stands 3,266 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoky Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2676 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.98518, -115.21426

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 8
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Fern Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Smith Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 12.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Baring Divide: 11.4 mi
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 13.0 mi
  • Emile Grandjean: 13.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Taylor Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 11.4 mi
  • Stanley Park: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
  • Stanley Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Banner Summit: 22.2 mi
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Big Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CramerE 81°3,266 m11.7 mi
Elk PeakENE 73°3,225 m9.2 mi
Dave's PeakENE 79°3,224.5 m12.1 mi
Packrat PeakENE 59°3,120 m9.9 mi
Payette PeakE 87°3,115 m11.3 mi
Redfish PeakENE 68°3,113 m12.0 mi
Cirque Lake PeakNE 52°3,110 m10.3 mi
Warbonnet PeakNE 51°3,100 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1519:53
June solstice05:5920:4421:28
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1316:1917:06

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128354552595850402617
Precip in1.71.32.21.71.51.60.60.51.01.62.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358654258

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