Buck Mountain
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
- 17.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 20 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pigeon Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tallulah Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hickory Nut Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Apple Pie Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Stony Mountain: 2.5 mi
- 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
- forest service Rd 27: 5.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.3 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 11.7 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.7 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 24.4 mi
- Grimes Nose: 13.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 16.6 mi
- The Catstairs: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 21.1 mi
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 24.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Burton: 9.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 16.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glassy Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,046 m | 8.4 mi |
| Joe Mountain | NW 319° | 917 m | 3.9 mi |
| Steele Knob | N 355° | 915 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stamp Knob | NNW 330° | 906 m | 3.4 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 341° | 905 m | 10.7 mi |
| Screamer Mountain | NNE 21° | 897 m | 10.2 mi |
| Charlie Mountain | NW 321° | 888 m | 8.9 mi |
| Seals Knob | NNW 327° | 881 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
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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