Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 303 m in Virginia. High Top Mountain stands 678 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Spears Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Lee's Retreat passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 303 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Lee's Retreat
- 24.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- 3 Ridges Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Devil's Knob Overlook · 25 mi
- The Priest Overlook · 26 mi
- Ravens Roost Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spears Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pruetts Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Creasy Hill: 6.2 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Appomattox Monument: 13.7 mi
- Raine Monument: 13.8 mi
- Old Turntable Location: 22.1 mi
- Site of First House and Lynch's Ferry 1757: 22.2 mi
- Luke Jordan, Blues Pioneer: 22.2 mi
- Amherst Wayside: 9.6 mi
- Buckingham Courthouse Historic District: 12.8 mi
- Abbitt Park: 15.4 mi
- Coolwell Park: 16.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 16.8 mi
- Housewright House: 12.7 mi
- The American Civil War Museum: 14.2 mi
- Amherst County Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 15.0 mi
- Appomattox County Museum: 15.3 mi
- James River at Wingina: 5.7 mi
- Horsepen Lake: 13.2 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 15.9 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 17.0 mi
- LOVE: 22.2 mi
- Lynchbug: 22.3 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.3 mi
- Craddock Terry Shoe: 22.3 mi
- Creating Our Culture: 22.4 mi
- Daniel's Hill Center Garden: 22.3 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 22.3 mi
- Robert D Morrison Garden: 22.5 mi
- Diamond Hill Center Garden: 22.9 mi
- Yoder Center Garden: 22.9 mi
- Confederate Cemetery: 13.7 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 15.0 mi
- Point of Honor: 22.3 mi
- Packet Boat Marshall: 22.6 mi
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit: 22.7 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 18.8 mi
- Lake Monocan Beach: 23.3 mi
- Wheeler Cliff: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Top Mountain | NNW 338° | 678 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 353° | 677 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pats Knob | NNW 334° | 660 m | 17.3 mi |
| Naked Mountain | NNW 348° | 607 m | 12.6 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NNW 347° | 570 m | 14.4 mi |
| Willoughby Mountain | N 1° | 562 m | 15.3 mi |
| Peebles Mountain | NNW 344° | 556 m | 13.3 mi |
| Woods Mountain | NNW 341° | 550 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TYE RVR 1 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560494
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 22 mi
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