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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 660 m in Georgia. Glassy Mountain stands 1,046 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigeon Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31579695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
660 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.73454, -83.43933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.5 mi
  • L'Eau d'Or Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Tempesta Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Oceana Falls: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 3.8 mi
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
  • Rabun County Park: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 12.8 mi
  • White Church: 14.6 mi
  • Cobbs Bridge: 15.0 mi
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 16.3 mi
Museums: 14
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 2.2 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 12.4 mi
  • The Foxfire Museum: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.7 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Moody Spring: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glassy MountainNNW 336°1,046 m8.4 mi
Oakey MountainW 280°960 m6.1 mi
Joe MountainNW 319°917 m3.9 mi
Steele KnobN 355°915 m10.7 mi
Stamp KnobNNW 330°906 m3.4 mi
Turkey MountainNNW 341°905 m10.7 mi
Screamer MountainNNE 21°897 m10.2 mi
Charlie MountainNW 321°888 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:51
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586673777670594942
Precip in5.85.35.54.54.55.24.95.94.64.74.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarkesville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331268 — Buck Mountain, Habersham County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716642

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