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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 802 m in New York. Panther Mountain stands 1,146 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.7 miles off.

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The story

Buck Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake northeast of Blue Mountain Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34806605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
802 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.88979, -74.40405

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 13.8 mi
  • OK Slip Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Upper Falls: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Silver Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Long Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 24.8 mi
Parks: 5
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 5.3 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Byron Park: 10.6 mi
  • Flanders Park: 23.5 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 9.7 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Iron Cross: 13.2 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Panther MountainS 176°1,146 m10.6 mi
Blue MountainS 173°1,143 m1.2 mi
Wakely MountainSSW 208°1,143 m12.0 mi
Buell MountainS 181°1,114 m12.0 mi
Dun Brook MountainE 89°1,086 m4.2 mi
Fishing Brook MountainENE 61°1,082 m6.3 mi
Kempshall MountainNNE 22°1,021 m10.0 mi
Metcalf MountainSSW 206°1,007 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1620:0020:44
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:3015:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357551254

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