Buck Knoll
Buck Knoll rises to 2,774 m in Utah. Hayden Peak stands 3,804 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Creek Summit, a peak 3.5 miles away. Mirror Lake Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wasatch County, Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,774 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- 18.3 mi off the Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Provo River Overlook · 10 mi
- Slate Gorge Overlook · 15 mi
- Hayden Peak Overlook · 20 mi
- Ice Caves · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Creek Summit: 3.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Peak: 3.5 mi
- Red Creek Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Heber Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Soapstone Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Kamas Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Cobblestone Park: 16.6 mi
- City Park: 17.1 mi
- Jordan Park: 17.2 mi
- Kamas City Park: 17.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 13.0 mi
- Larsen Spring: 13.2 mi
- Big Spring: 13.4 mi
- Bull Spring: 14.3 mi
- Slope Spring: 15.1 mi
- White Ledge: 5.0 mi
- Red Ledge: 8.2 mi
- The Jumpoff: 8.7 mi
- Bluffs Outlook: 11.0 mi
- Red Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Whiskey Springs Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Peterson Day-Use Area: 22.6 mi
- Masashi Goto Monument: 5.2 mi
- Duchesne Tunnel: 11.1 mi
- Heber C. Kimball Monument: 18.3 mi
- Abandoned Snowmachine: 20.2 mi
- Kletting Peak Historical Maker: 24.0 mi
- Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas: 14.1 mi
- Wasatch County Highpoint: 18.6 mi
- Strawberry River Day Use Area: 21.9 mi
- Homestead Crater: 22.2 mi
- Little Deer Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Lower Provo River Falls: 16.2 mi
- Middle Provo River Falls: 16.2 mi
- Upper Provo River Falls: 16.3 mi
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum: 18.3 mi
- CAF Heber Valley Museum: 18.8 mi
- Museum: 21.5 mi
- Jordanelle: 21.0 mi
- West Portal: 21.6 mi
- Keetley: 22.2 mi
- Lulu's Garden: 14.5 mi
- High Star Ranch Statue: 18.2 mi
- Currant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Buck Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Peak | NNE 31° | 3,804 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | NE 35° | 3,788 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 27° | 3,640 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rocky Sea Pass Peak | NE 44° | 3,560 m | 23.4 mi |
| East Grandaddy Mountain | NE 56° | 3,551 m | 18.2 mi |
| Reids Peak | NNE 25° | 3,527 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Watson | NNE 16° | 3,512 m | 18.3 mi |
| West Grandaddy Mountain | NE 50° | 3,504 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:18 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:18 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kamas, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1439231 — Buck Knoll, Wasatch County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356677656
Day trips start here
- Park City · 27 mi
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