Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 2,364 m in Idaho. Big Baldy stands 2,951 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Payette River Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,364 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Payette River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cabin Peak: 4.1 mi
- Landmark Rock: 4.5 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Buk Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Snowshoe Summit: 6.0 mi
- Molly's Tub: 7.4 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs: 10.5 mi
- Mile 15 Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 19.3 mi
- The Outpost: 19.4 mi
- Old General Store & Museum: 23.8 mi
- Valley County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 20.4 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 21.7 mi
- Cox Point: 23.3 mi
- Deadwood Outfitters Lodge: 15.6 mi
- Dagger Falls: 17.6 mi
- Horsethief Reservoir State Park: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Baldy | ENE 69° | 2,951 m | 18.3 mi |
| Artillery Dome | E 93° | 2,833 m | 17.2 mi |
| Log Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,791 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pistol Rock | NE 51° | 2,764 m | 11.1 mi |
| Walkers Peak | E 101° | 2,763 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chinook Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,762 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chilcoot Peak | NE 51° | 2,740 m | 9.1 mi |
| Trapper Mountain | NE 55° | 2,734 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 20 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deadwood Lodge, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396184 — Buck Mountain, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358661425
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