Buck Knoll
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Skyline Trailer: 13.0 mi
- Peace Totem: 14.1 mi
- O'Reilley Tarsir: 16.8 mi
- The Ark: 16.8 mi
- Arch Tworain: 17.0 mi
- Rabbit Knoll: 1.2 mi
- The Island: 1.5 mi
- Tater Knoll: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Queens Peak: 2.8 mi
- 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
- The Big Brush: 1.7 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 4.4 mi
- The Cedars: 4.8 mi
- Riddell Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 8.6 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 9.9 mi
- Robbin Food Forest: 13.7 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 17.0 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 7.5 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 10.3 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 12.4 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 14.9 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 19.0 mi
- Korbel Museum: 7.5 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 8.9 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 10.4 mi
- Windsor Museum: 12.4 mi
- Pacific Coast Air Museum: 14.1 mi
- 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
- Osprey Rocks: 8.7 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Goat Rock: 12.4 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 21.4 mi
- Campo Gianni: 11.9 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 22.3 mi
- Arched Rock: 12.8 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Buck Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NW 320° | 807 m | 9.6 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NW 321° | 747 m | 8.8 mi |
| Crane Peak | NW 320° | 728 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SW 215° | 672 m | 8.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 319° | 634 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Rock | W 272° | 611 m | 6.9 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 306° | 598 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | SW 218° | 598 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
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
Day trips start here
- Kelseyville · 28 mi
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