Big Buck Mountain
Big Buck Mountain rises to 670 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,166 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Top, a peak 2.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 670 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 12.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 21 mi
- Middle Brother · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Top: 2.5 mi
- Deer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cupsuptic Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Parker Hill: 5.0 mi
- Emerys Misery: 5.6 mi
- Lincoln Plantation Public Reserved Land (West): 8.4 mi
- Forest Legacy Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Mailbox Pool Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Johns Pond Conservation Easement: 9.5 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 7.2 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 11.3 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 14.0 mi
- Scotts Bog Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Lake Francis State Park: 16.4 mi
- Garfield Falls: 7.5 mi
- Little Hellgate: 10.4 mi
- Baby Flume: 20.7 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 21.1 mi
- Angel Falls: 22.7 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Linda Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Alice Ledge: 12.8 mi
- C Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Indian Stream Republic: 18.6 mi
- Republic of Indian Stream: 20.6 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 21.2 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 13.3 mi
- Pittsburg Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 13.7 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 20.8 mi
- King Spring: 8.2 mi
- Back Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Big Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,166 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kennebago Divide | NNE 32° | 1,151 m | 13.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NE 41° | 1,139 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,130 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rump Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,114 m | 11.2 mi |
| Stub Hill | WNW 298° | 1,106 m | 7.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NE 46° | 1,062 m | 9.5 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,050 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:16 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562149 — Big Buck Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358211801
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