Peak · Vermont
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 269 m in Vermont. Hillsboro Mountain stands 764 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorial, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q35729902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.12577, -73.23358
- 9.5 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 9.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 16.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
- 21.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 13 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 17 mi
- Pine Brook Covered Bridge · 23 mi
- Granite Steps · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- MacDonough Park: 3.3 mi
- New Haven Commons: 4.0 mi
- Weybridge Cave State Park: 4.7 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Sycamore Park: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Marsh Hill: 4.2 mi
- Snake Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Shellhouse Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Chipman Hill: 7.7 mi
- Hogback: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Means Woods Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- Deer Leap Natural Area: 8.7 mi
- Battell Woods Natural Area: 8.8 mi
- Cole Island: 9.4 mi
- Williams Woods Natural Area: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.8 mi
- MacDonough Monument: 3.1 mi
- Grave of Timothy Clark Smith: 3.7 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 4.3 mi
- Emma Willard Memorial: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Red Rock Pond: 5.2 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 5.3 mi
- Marble Ledge: 7.2 mi
- Scotch Bonnet: 8.1 mi
- Bristol Ledge: 8.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Robeby Museum: 6.7 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 6.7 mi
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 7.9 mi
- Sheldon Museum: 8.4 mi
- Middlebury College Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 20
- Smog: 8.2 mi
- Youbie Obie: 8.3 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 8.4 mi
- Bench and Table: 8.4 mi
- King Kong: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Dog Team Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 6.7 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 8.4 mi
- Bartlett Falls: 9.3 mi
- Abbey Pond Cascades (lower): 9.8 mi
Attractions: 12
- Nature preserve: 7.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 13.0 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Robert Frost Interpretive Area: 16.0 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 11
- Middlebury Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 18.8 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.0 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 10
- Westport Beach: 10.7 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 12.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 12.7 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 16.4 mi
- Punch Bowl swimming hole: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Warren Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Big Eddy Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Powerhouse Park: 12.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 12.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.7 mi
- Footbridge Park: 19.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Robert Frost Wayside: 16.1 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Lucky Seven: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Mountain | ENE 59° | 764 m | 14.0 mi |
| Robert Frost Mountain | SE 128° | 735 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cobb Hill | ESE 117° | 701 m | 13.9 mi |
| South Mountain | E 101° | 688 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | W 263° | 624 m | 12.9 mi |
| Norton Hill | ENE 69° | 614 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | E 82° | 610 m | 11.8 mi |
| Deer Leap Mountain | E 85° | 561 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4387237188
Day trips start here
- Middlebury · 10 mi
- Westport · 11 mi
- Charlotte · 13 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Crown Point · 16 mi
- Hinesburg · 16 mi
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