Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 2,283 m in New Mexico. Whitewater Baldy stands 3,310 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogan Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016102, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2283 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hogan Spring: 1.6 mi
- Water Canyon Spring: 2.2 mi
- Dead Man Spring: 2.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 2.5 mi
- Bearup Spring: 4.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lost Lake Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mogollon Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Bearwallow Park: 7.4 mi
- The Catwalk Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
- N Bar Park: 12.0 mi
- Redstone Park: 12.0 mi
- OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER: 10.7 mi
- Elfego Baca Monument: 15.8 mi
- Ruins: 19.2 mi
- Ruins: 19.5 mi
- Leopold Vista Historical Monument: 21.1 mi
- Windy Point: 7.6 mi
- Tige Rim: 15.6 mi
- Turtle Rock: 23.9 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.4 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 12.5 mi
- Mogollon Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mogollon Theater Historic Site: 6.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Baldy | SE 143° | 3,310 m | 14.1 mi |
| Willow Mountain | SE 145° | 3,283 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sacaton Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,250 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,241 m | 14.7 mi |
| Center Baldy | SE 145° | 3,210 m | 15.4 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 159° | 3,081 m | 11.7 mi |
| Indian Peak | SSE 152° | 3,061 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,031 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 904133 — Buck Mountain, Catron County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592514
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