Big Buck Mountain
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
- 2,676 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 25 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smoky Peak: 2.4 mi
- Tackobe Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Edaho Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Graham Peak: 4.1 mi
- Tyee Mountain: 5.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Baring Divide: 11.4 mi
- Alice-Toxaway Divide: 13.0 mi
- Emile Grandjean: 13.1 mi
- Taylor Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Stanley Park: 20.8 mi
- Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 17.8 mi
- Banner Summit: 22.2 mi
- Bench Creek Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Rocky Bar: 20.8 mi
- Stanley Museum: 21.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cramer | E 81° | 3,266 m | 11.7 mi |
| Elk Peak | ENE 73° | 3,225 m | 9.2 mi |
| Dave's Peak | ENE 79° | 3,225 m | 12.1 mi |
| Packrat Peak | ENE 59° | 3,120 m | 9.9 mi |
| Payette Peak | E 87° | 3,115 m | 11.3 mi |
| Redfish Peak | ENE 68° | 3,113 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cirque Lake Peak | NE 52° | 3,110 m | 10.3 mi |
| Warbonnet Peak | NE 51° | 3,100 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:44 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:19 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 26 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley RS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358654258
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