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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 2,417 m in California. Warren Peak stands 2,950 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 5.2 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Modoc County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71600, -120.27856

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 22
Parks: 4
  • Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 13.4 mi
  • Rotary Youth Park: 21.1 mi
  • Alturas Park: 21.2 mi
  • Warner Street Park: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Warren PeakS 173°2,950 m23.5 mi
Milk PeakS 171°2,623 m20.8 mi
Crane MountainN 5°2,577.4 m24.0 mi
Mount BidwellNNE 18°2,529 m18.2 mi
Bald MountainS 177°2,518 m7.3 mi
Mount VidaN 10°2,500 m15.3 mi
Cedar MountainS 178°2,476 m8.9 mi
Yellow MountainNNE 12°2,460 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:14
June solstice05:2719:5820:40
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:5016:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540455361706861503830
Precip in2.71.92.11.81.50.80.20.20.31.12.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797053

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