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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 710 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the east-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bens Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31515379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
710 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.99928, -78.72085

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
Museums: 16
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Collie Grave: 7.6 mi
  • Van Buren Furnace: 9.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
  • Stephens Fort: 21.9 mi
  • South Carolina Monument: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cootie Bug: 19.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainESE 107°1,006 m5.0 mi
Devils BenchmarkS 187°995 m4.8 mi
Sugar KnobESE 105°976 m6.1 mi
Long MountainS 170°951 m3.3 mi
Little Sluice MountainESE 111°951 m6.8 mi
Snyder KnobSSW 210°936 m5.6 mi
Paddy MountainE 86°910 m8.5 mi
Cove MountainSW 216°898 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550525 — Buck Mountain, Hardy County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523346

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