Buck Mountain
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. 66 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
- 2,417 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Little Baldy: 5.2 mi
- Sugar Hill: 6.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Applegate Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Leonard's Hot Spring: 12.6 mi
- Glenn's Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- Juniper Spring: 14.6 mi
- Willow Springs: 15.6 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 13.4 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 21.1 mi
- Alturas Park: 21.2 mi
- Warner Street Park: 21.3 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 19.9 mi
- Vya: 23.2 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 24.0 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 21.0 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 23.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 23.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 24.1 mi
- Farfalla Province: 16.9 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 18.3 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 21.3 mi
- Vya: 23.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Peak | S 173° | 2,950 m | 23.5 mi |
| Milk Peak | S 171° | 2,623 m | 20.8 mi |
| Crane Mountain | N 5° | 2,577 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | NNE 18° | 2,529 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 177° | 2,518 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Vida | N 10° | 2,500 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 178° | 2,476 m | 8.9 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,460 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797053
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