Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,149 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Turner, a peak 1.6 miles away. SEATTLE TO BREMERTON passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jefferson County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,149 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the SEATTLE TO BREMERTON
- 21.1 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
- 22.1 mi off the SEATTLE TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
- 26.0 mi off the SEATTLE TO VASHON
Overlooks nearby
- South Point · 3 mi
- Mount Walker North Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Mt. Walker Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Seabold Road Public Road End · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quilcene Riverside Park: 5.6 mi
- Quilcene Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Worthington Park: 6.1 mi
- Pleasant Harbor State Park: 6.3 mi
- Salmon Bake Beach: 9.5 mi
- Mount Turner: 1.6 mi
- Mount Crag: 2.4 mi
- Green Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Walker: 3.1 mi
- Hamilton Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue: 13.6 mi
- Dogfish Bay: 13.9 mi
- Silverdale, Mundane and Mythical: 14.0 mi
- Uff Da: 14.0 mi
- Vikings: 14.0 mi
- Quilcene Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Poulsbo Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- Poulsbo Maritime Museum: 13.9 mi
- Poulsbo Historical Society’s Research Center and Mini Museum: 14.0 mi
- U.S. Naval Undersea Museum: 15.4 mi
- B-17 Crash Site: 9.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Poulsbo Fisherman Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Road T to lot 3?: 16.0 mi
- Gate 2: 16.1 mi
- Quilcene Bay WDFW Tidelands: 5.3 mi
- Rude Road Sites: 12.6 mi
- Bay Vista Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Agate Passage Preserve: 18.1 mi
- North Fork Manzanita Creek Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Swim Beach: 3.7 mi
- Mystery Beach: 3.8 mi
- Linger Longer Beach: 4.8 mi
- Dabob Broad Spit: 7.2 mi
- Lilly's Pad: 19.3 mi
- Rocky Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Murhut Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 15.8 mi
- Dickerson Falls: 16.0 mi
- Whitehorse Falls: 18.4 mi
- Submarine: 11.8 mi
- Historic mill: 14.0 mi
- Trieste II: 15.4 mi
- DSRV Mystic: 15.4 mi
- 7 Cedars Casino: 18.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rock Farm Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Heronswood Garden: 19.0 mi
- Elandan Gardens: 19.7 mi
- Rolling Bay Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Jackson Park Picnic area: 16.5 mi
- Evergreen Park: 19.2 mi
- Camp Kelly: 21.3 mi
- Eagledale Park: 22.1 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Office: 22.3 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- West Point Light: 24.6 mi
- Quarters B: 24.6 mi
- Quarters A: 24.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Double Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 15.6 mi
- McGees: 22.3 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Deception | WNW 287° | 2,369 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Constance | W 279° | 2,364 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Johnson | WNW 292° | 2,341 m | 14.6 mi |
| Inner Constance | W 277° | 2,338 m | 9.4 mi |
| Martin Peak | WNW 291° | 2,328 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sweat Spire | WNW 292° | 2,304 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Mystery | WNW 283° | 2,298 m | 13.1 mi |
| Gasp Pinnancle | WNW 293° | 2,292 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:29 | 16:23 |
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 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517041 — Buck Mountain, Jefferson County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348996568
Day trips start here
- Seabeck · 10 mi
- Poulsbo · 14 mi
- Silverdale · 14 mi
- Kitsap Peninsula · 15 mi
- Keyport · 16 mi
- Brownsville · 17 mi
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