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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates47.75336, -122.94635

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 24
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 11
  • 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
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionWNW 287°2,369 m14.0 mi
Mount ConstanceW 279°2,364 m8.5 mi
Mount JohnsonWNW 292°2,341 m14.6 mi
Inner ConstanceW 277°2,338 m9.4 mi
Martin PeakWNW 291°2,328 m14.2 mi
Sweat SpireWNW 292°2,304 m14.5 mi
Mount MysteryWNW 283°2,298 m13.1 mi
Gasp PinnancleWNW 293°2,292 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:25
June solstice05:1420:2621:15
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5915:2916:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

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

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