Skip to content

Buck Knoll

Buck Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knoll rises to 627 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Knoll, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35729823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
627 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60325, -123.03167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 7.3 mi
  • Guerneville River Park: 7.4 mi
  • J. K. Wright Playground and Courts: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 31
  • Fort Ross: 13.0 mi
  • Windmill: 13.2 mi
  • Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 14.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Grove: 16.8 mi
  • Path to Peace: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Johnson's Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Vacation Beach: 8.3 mi
  • River Bend Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Mother’s Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Rocky Beach: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 9.9 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 14
Springs: 6
  • Gravelly Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 11.9 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 22.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Hole in the Rock: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Buck Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNW 320°807 m9.6 mi
Centennial MountainNW 321°747 m8.8 mi
Crane PeakNW 320°728 m11.9 mi
Pole MountainSW 215°672 m8.3 mi
Buck MountainNW 319°634 m12.4 mi
High RockW 272°611 m6.9 mi
Red HillNW 306°598 m7.2 mi
Little Black MountainSW 218°598 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154596470727169635448
Precip in8.08.36.42.91.60.30.00.00.12.24.58.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219992 — Buck Knoll, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762597

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Buck Knoll.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens