Buck Mountain
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
- 1,037 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bluejay Mountain: 1.1 mi
- East Fork Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Kettle Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Brock Butte: 4.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Burney Civic Park: 17.6 mi
- Washburn Blue Park: 18.0 mi
- Clair Engle Park: 23.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 23.9 mi
- Hat Creek Park: 24.2 mi
- The Rim: 8.9 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 24.1 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 24.4 mi
- Gray Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 16.7 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 21.8 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 17.2 mi
- Deer Springs: 20.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.4 mi
- Metal Horse: 14.0 mi
- The Best Grindstone in the World: 23.2 mi
- Wintu Cultural Center: 23.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | SE 129° | 2,076 m | 14.3 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,786 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bunchgrass Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,664 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hatchet Mountain | E 85° | 1,662 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Fork Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,609 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tamarack Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,583 m | 13.2 mi |
| Brushy Butte | N 1° | 1,579 m | 15.0 mi |
| Carberry Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,578 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burney, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800975
Day trips start here
- Shasta County · 9 mi
- Lakehead · 19 mi
- Shasta Lake · 24 mi
- Dunsmuir · 26 mi
- McCloud · 26 mi
- Palo Cedro · 27 mi
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