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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 442 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the south-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Warren County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84400, -78.23917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 31
  • Snead Farm: 2.2 mi
  • Millenium Sundial: 5.8 mi
  • Norfolk & Southern Railway Co. Caboose: 5.8 mi
  • Indian Grave: 8.9 mi
  • 128th New York Monument: 12.0 mi
Museums: 24
  • Virginia Beer Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Warren Rifles Confederate Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Strasburg Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Hupp's Hill Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 18
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 5.7 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 16.2 mi
  • Love: 18.1 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 22.6 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 16
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 2.6 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 16.2 mi
  • Pavilian: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 5
  • W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Old grape garden: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSSW 198°1,056 m6.0 mi
North MarshallSSE 157°1,024 m5.1 mi
SugarloafSSW 203°985 m6.8 mi
South MarshallSSE 168°979 m5.1 mi
Little Hogback MountainS 191°940 m6.0 mi
Pass MountainSSW 200°915 m11.8 mi
The PeakSSE 148°889 m6.8 mi
Compton PeakESE 117°887 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3719:12
December solstice07:2916:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560496

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