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. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 1.9 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
- 1149 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC SHELTON TO JCT SR 104 VIC PORT GAMBEL
- 13.1 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC DISCOVERY BAY TO KINGSTON FERRY ZONE
- 13.4 mi off the JCT WINSLOW FERRY ZONE TO JCT SR 3 VIC POULSBO
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Oil House: 22.3 mi
- Office: 22.3 mi
- Point No Point Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- West Point Light: 24.6 mi
- Quarters B: 24.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Teekalet Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Foulweather Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Double Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.2 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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