Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,848 m in Oregon. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack and Jenny Buttes, a peak 1.5 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 11 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lake County, Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,848 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
120 named places within 25 miles
- Jack and Jenny Buttes: 1.5 mi
- Doe Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Dairy Point: 2.2 mi
- Parker Hills: 2.4 mi
- Drum Hill: 3.2 mi
- Antelope Springs: 3.9 mi
- Cannon Spring: 4.4 mi
- Moss Spring: 4.9 mi
- Clem Spring: 5.4 mi
- Brush Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mitchell Monument: 13.6 mi
- Mitchell Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Chandler State Wayside: 16.3 mi
- Cottonwood Reservoir County Park: 16.4 mi
- Paddock Camp: 18.2 mi
- Coleman Rim: 9.0 mi
- Dead Horse Rim: 10.3 mi
- Cub Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Abert Rim: 19.5 mi
- Barnes Rim: 23.8 mi
- Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 23.2 mi
- Lake County Museum: 23.6 mi
- Schminck Memorial Museum: 23.6 mi
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Mountain | W 277° | 2,551 m | 14.3 mi |
| Peak 8272 | W 278° | 2,521 m | 14.1 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | WNW 300° | 2,458 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cougar Peak | S 188° | 2,414 m | 11.5 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | S 188° | 2,368 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,366 m | 15.8 mi |
| hill 7577 | NW 305° | 2,309 m | 11.3 mi |
| Abert Rim | ESE 107° | 2,299 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357307474
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