Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 692 m in New York. Saint Regis Mountain stands 865 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandon Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 945046).
Wikidata Q34806580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 692 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 15.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 26.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 27.2 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandon Hill: 3.3 mi
- Black Hill: 4.2 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 4.5 mi
- Sugar Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bay Pond Hill: 4.9 mi
- The Great Lawn: 9.9 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
- Flanders Park: 16.7 mi
- Town of Harrietstown Bike Park: 17.6 mi
- Ampersand Park: 18.0 mi
- Augerhole Falls: 5.9 mi
- High Falls: 8.6 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 15.0 mi
- Jamestown Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.1 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 15.1 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 16.2 mi
- Catherineville State Forest: 17.7 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 17.9 mi
- Snow Bowl State Forest: 19.5 mi
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 17.0 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 17.2 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 18.5 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 18.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.0 mi
- Goolds Garden: 10.3 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 17.4 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 7.2 mi
- Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 20.7 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Regis Mountain | SE 125° | 865 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rice Mountain | ENE 59° | 768 m | 5.8 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | E 98° | 755 m | 7.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | S 190° | 754 m | 10.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 309° | 744 m | 6.4 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 309° | 744 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bay Pond Hill | SE 135° | 733 m | 4.9 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | NNE 32° | 724 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:02 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saranac LK Adirondack Rgnl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551291
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