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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 1,120 m in Virginia. Third Peak stands 1,502 m to the west, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fries Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4749595

Wikidata Q49016161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1120 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.67790, -81.28927

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 13.8 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 14.5 mi
  • Crouse Park: 15.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 21.1 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 19.4 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Brig Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Third PeakW 267°1,502 m9.8 mi
Second PeakW 265°1,476 m9.5 mi
High RockESE 115°1,418 m2.3 mi
Buck MountainESE 115°1,417 m2.4 mi
First PeakW 261°1,405 m9.2 mi
The PinnacleE 96°1,380 m6.8 mi
Point Lookout MountainE 96°1,380 m6.8 mi
Iron MountainNNW 335°1,359 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0820:0920:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583503

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