Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 439 m in New York. Ice Cave Mountain stands 817 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom, a peak 2.3 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 9.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Lewis County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34806637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 439 m
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 10.0 mi off the Black River Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 29.6 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Tom: 2.3 mi
- Bare Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Moose River Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Beech Hill: 9.3 mi
- Flatrock Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 14.3 mi
- Boonville Cemetery Gazebo: 19.7 mi
- Erwin Parks "Rock": 19.7 mi
- POW/MIA Monuments: 19.8 mi
- Boonville's 97th NY Volunteer Civil War Regiment: 19.8 mi
- Singing Waters Park: 8.6 mi
- Moose River Falls Swimming Area: 11.8 mi
- Whitaker Falls Park: 11.9 mi
- Whitaker Falls Park: 11.9 mi
- Canal Basin Park: 12.1 mi
- Independence River State Forest: 5.5 mi
- Otter Creek State Forest: 6.9 mi
- Greig Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.1 mi
- Lyonsdale Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.5 mi
- Lyonsdale Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.3 mi
- American Maple Museum: 12.9 mi
- Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
- Fynmore Studios: 19.9 mi
- Hemlock Mercantile: 19.9 mi
- Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 19.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 12.5 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 17.0 mi
- Boonville Mural: 20.1 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 20.2 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 13.1 mi
- Big Rock: 18.0 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 19.9 mi
- Lyons Fall: 12.1 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cave Mountain | ESE 123° | 817 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | ESE 102° | 804 m | 21.4 mi |
| Canachagala Mountain | SE 127° | 791 m | 19.6 mi |
| Black Bear Mountain | E 88° | 748 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 70° | 745 m | 20.0 mi |
| Higley Mountain | ESE 110° | 743 m | 20.2 mi |
| Panther Mountain | ESE 112° | 734 m | 15.4 mi |
| Golden Stair Mountain | SE 133° | 733 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 945037 — Buck Mountain, Lewis County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551238
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