Buck Lick Mountain
Buck Lick Mountain rises to 586 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 586 m
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 27 mi
- Brown Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
- Beldor Hollow Overlook · 27 mi
- Belfore Hollow Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cross Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little North Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hogpen Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gate Mountain: 3.3 mi
- White Oak Flat: 3.9 mi
- Singers Glen Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 4.9 mi
- Riven Rock Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 9.4 mi
- Alumni Park: 9.8 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 9.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 11.5 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 11.9 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 10.6 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 10.7 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 11.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 11.5 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 11.6 mi
- Sand Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hall Spring: 9.4 mi
- Maple Spring: 10.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
- Pitt Spring: 16.5 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 8.8 mi
- Love Essence: 9.8 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 9.8 mi
- Flames: 9.8 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 9.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 17.8 mi
- Fear Forest: 18.4 mi
- Bryce Resort: 18.5 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 22.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 9.7 mi
- ISAT Patio: 12.5 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 23.7 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 10.2 mi
- Lost River State Park: 22.4 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.0 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Smoke Hole: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Buck Lick Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | W 260° | 1,246 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,244 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cow Knob | NW 313° | 1,231 m | 9.5 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | W 268° | 1,174 m | 6.6 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,137 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 264° | 1,124 m | 5.3 mi |
| Goods Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,088 m | 8.3 mi |
| Second Mountain | SW 229° | 1,087 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499175 — Buck Lick Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586594
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 28 mi
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