Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 769 m in New York. Bradley Mountain stands 957 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Albany Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain near Brandreth Lake in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, New York, United States.
Wikidata Q34806613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 15.5 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albany Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Pilgrim Mountain: 3.9 mi
- West Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Negrohead Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Salmon Lake Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
- High Falls: 14.1 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Waterfall: 24.9 mi
- Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
- Mt Sabattis Town Park: 15.4 mi
- Long Lake Town Beach: 15.4 mi
- Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.5 mi
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 7.8 mi
- Big Rock: 13.4 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 19.3 mi
- Silver Beach: 8.8 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 18.1 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 10.8 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 11.3 mi
- Iron Cross: 11.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 18.5 mi
- DEC Little Tupper Lake Headquarters: 11.8 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 16.2 mi
- The Crags: 6.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rafting: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Mountain | SE 146° | 957 m | 14.9 mi |
| West Mountain | SSE 168° | 891 m | 4.0 mi |
| Seventh Lake Mountain | S 184° | 883 m | 13.7 mi |
| Little Blue Mountain | E 100° | 852 m | 12.4 mi |
| Owls Head Mountain | ENE 77° | 848 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pilgrim Mountain | E 98° | 841 m | 3.9 mi |
| East Inlet Mountain | E 83° | 838 m | 15.2 mi |
| Squirrel Top | SE 141° | 794 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:37 | 16:25 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Moose 3 SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598371
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