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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 1,790 m in California. Haight Mountain stands 2,434 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doe Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1790 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51821, -121.74333

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Heppe Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 17.2 mi
  • Ovis Bridge: 17.3 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 17.6 mi
  • Brushy Bridge: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Freudian System Cave: 5.2 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 15.8 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 17.7 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 18.9 mi
  • Black Crater: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 20.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 21.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 22.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 22.5 mi
  • Padgetts Bluff: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 14.1 mi
  • Upper Falls Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
  • Lakin Dam: 24.1 mi
  • Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Parks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Deer Springs: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haight MountainW 274°2,434 m11.5 mi
West Haight MountainW 277°2,430 m13.5 mi
Lyons PeakENE 71°2,398 m12.9 mi
Mount HoffmanENE 57°2,397 m11.7 mi
Red Shale ButteENE 69°2,381 m12.1 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 254°2,301 m11.4 mi
Dry Creek PeakWSW 252°2,298 m12.5 mi
Medicine MountainENE 65°2,295 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3420:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3115:5616:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802818

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