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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 1,884 m in Oregon. Aspen Butte stands 2,503 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Rock Point, a peak 3.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1884 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17292, -122.14696

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Topsy Recreation Site: 6.4 mi
  • Klamath River Recreation Site: 6.5 mi
  • Spring Island Day Use Site: 6.9 mi
  • Turtle Campground: 9.5 mi
  • Keno Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Aspen ButteNNE 17°2,503 m10.3 mi
Mount HarrimanNNE 11°2,401 m14.1 mi
Mount CarmineNNE 16°2,396 m11.6 mi
Crater MountainN 360°2,363 m10.8 mi
Greylock MountainN 1°2,348 m12.7 mi
Whiteface PeakN 4°2,338 m11.5 mi
Brown MountainNNW 334°2,228 m14.6 mi
Little Aspen ButteNNE 27°2,192 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0620:49
September equinox06:5718:3119:08
December solstice07:3515:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1138798 — Buck Mountain, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357307470

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