Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 941 m in Virginia. Panther Knob stands 1,371 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground, a picnic site 3.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Highland County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 941 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 15.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.2 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 27.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Hill: 3.8 mi
- Brushy Hill: 4.0 mi
- Hulls Hill: 4.1 mi
- Barren Rock: 4.1 mi
- Maple Knob: 4.2 mi
- Highland Park: 8.1 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Deerfield Park: 13.9 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 15.0 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 15.0 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 6.4 mi
- Phillips Spring: 11.8 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 13.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 15.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 3.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.1 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.3 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.8 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 6.2 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 6.4 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 20.9 mi
- Cannon: 25.0 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 3.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Locust Springs: 17.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 5.1 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 8.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 21.0 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 24.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 15.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.9 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 11.4 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 16.8 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Knob | NNW 344° | 1,371 m | 12.2 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,370 m | 12.3 mi |
| Reddish Knob | ENE 65° | 1,338 m | 11.4 mi |
| Barren Rock | WNW 293° | 1,335 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sounding Knob | WSW 249° | 1,334 m | 9.1 mi |
| Freezland Flat | ESE 119° | 1,325 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | E 90° | 1,320 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | ESE 107° | 1,305 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581760
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