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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 1,037 m in California. Snow Mountain stands 2,076 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1037 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.89516, -122.00917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Potem Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hatchet Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Lion Slide Falls: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 12.7 mi
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 17.4 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Behive Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Afterthought Mine: 11.6 mi
  • Ladies cabin: 15.6 mi
  • Smithy: 15.6 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 23.7 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 23.9 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Metal Horse: 14.0 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 23.2 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainSE 129°2,076 m14.3 mi
Chalk MountainENE 57°1,786 m12.5 mi
Bunchgrass MountainENE 77°1,664 m9.8 mi
Hatchet MountainE 85°1,662 m9.2 mi
North Fork MountainNNW 328°1,609 m9.9 mi
Tamarack MountainNNW 348°1,583 m13.2 mi
Carberry MountainESE 112°1,578 m11.9 mi
Shoeinhorse MountainNNW 344°1,568 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3720:0320:44
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641465561696660493933
Precip in4.55.24.02.81.80.60.30.30.41.32.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800975

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