Peak · California
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,977 m in California. Ash Creek Butte stands 2,554 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,977 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.37349, -121.83250
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cabin Butte: 1.7 mi
- Little Black Fox Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.4 mi
- Sheepheaven Butte: 3.4 mi
- Black Fox Mountain: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Middle Falls: 12.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.5 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
- Mud Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 10
- Peaceful Warrior: 23.7 mi
- Those Left Behind: 23.8 mi
- Greatest Generation: 23.8 mi
- POW - MIA: 23.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 13.4 mi
- Lakin Dam: 13.4 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Doorknob Snowmobile park: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Everett Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Smithy: 22.8 mi
- Ladies cabin: 22.8 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 23.7 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Deer Springs: 13.5 mi
- Dad Lofton Spring: 17.7 mi
- Panther Springs: 19.0 mi
Parks: 3
- Hoo Hoo Park: 17.4 mi
- Deer Mountain Snowmobile Park: 20.7 mi
- Shastice Park: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 1
- Freudian System Cave: 11.2 mi
Museums: 1
- Heritage Junction Museum: 17.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sulphur Springs: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Banks: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Butte | WNW 295° | 2,554 m | 12.3 mi |
| Haight Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,434 m | 12.8 mi |
| West Haight Mountain | NW 323° | 2,430 m | 14.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 317° | 2,301 m | 9.4 mi |
| Dry Creek Peak | NW 310° | 2,298 m | 9.6 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | NE 41° | 2,295 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Mount Hoffman | NNE 32° | 2,197 m | 16.8 mi |
| Garner Mountain | N 5° | 2,195 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799780
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