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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 464 m in Missouri. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 37 miles off.

The story

Buck Mountain is a summit in southern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Buck Mountain has an elevation of 1,529 feet (466 m). The mountain lies east of Missouri Route V about six miles northeast of Pilot Knob and about six miles southwest of Doe Run. Buck Mountain was so named on account of deer in the area.

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Wikidata Q28054369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
464 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66394, -90.52984

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Rocky Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Murphy Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks: 34
  • Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site: 6.7 mi
  • Engler Park: 7.9 mi
  • Hager Lake: 7.9 mi
  • Sundale Park: 8.2 mi
  • Elephant Rocks State Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Fort Davidson: 6.8 mi
  • St. Joe Lead Federal Mill No.3: 11.6 mi
  • Water Tower: 12.1 mi
  • Floatation Tank 1: 12.1 mi
  • Floatation Tank 2: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Big Drop: 7.5 mi
  • Cats Paw: 7.5 mi
  • Mina Sauk Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Johnson Shut-Ins: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
  • White Oak Spring: 11.0 mi
  • La Hae Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Blue Springs: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Old Time Flea Market: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Turkey Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tip Top Roadside Park: 10.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Double Arch: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Flyleaf: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buford MountainWNW 285°531 m9.1 mi
Brown MountainWNW 289°501 m4.0 mi
Stono MountainNNW 343°499 m3.8 mi
Oak MountainWSW 258°496 m5.4 mi
Shepherd MountainWSW 238°487 m7.5 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 296°481 m3.2 mi
Middlebrook HillW 268°478 m7.4 mi
Grassy MountainSSW 194°473 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4219:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1416:0716:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674787669574636
Precip in2.62.83.85.35.53.54.33.83.23.34.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358067035

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