Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 447 m in Washington. Lookout Mountain stands 816 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. SAN JUAN ISLANDS passes 7.9 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in San Juan County, Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 447 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 8.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 8.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 11.2 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Point Caution Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Greg's Point · 12 mi
- Overlook Park · 13 mi
- Afterglow Vista · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonebridge-Terrill Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Crescent Beach Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Turtleback Mountain Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Turtle Head Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Stone-Bridge terrrill preserve: 1.3 mi
- Buck Park: 1.7 mi
- Library Park: 1.9 mi
- Eastsound Village Green County Park: 2.0 mi
- Eastsound Waterfront County Park: 2.2 mi
- Tribute: 2.0 mi
- Phillips 66 Totem Pole: 12.1 mi
- Frozen Wind: 13.1 mi
- "Popeye" The Port of Friday Harbor Seal: 13.2 mi
- Interaction: 13.2 mi
- Raccoon Point: 1.4 mi
- Mount Constitution: 2.0 mi
- False Summit: 2.6 mi
- Double Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rosario Hill: 2.9 mi
- Crescent Beach: 1.5 mi
- Terrill Beach: 1.6 mi
- North Beach: 2.3 mi
- North Beach: 3.1 mi
- Chin-Chin-Tse-Tung: 4.4 mi
- EV Henry Memorial Marker: 3.7 mi
- Mrs. Hardy's Cabin: 9.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Historic Storeshouse: 15.2 mi
- Fidalgo Island Packing Company: 15.9 mi
- China Caves: 5.2 mi
- Lawson Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Round Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Face Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Orcas WILD: 2.0 mi
- Orcas Island Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- Moran Mansion Museum: 3.7 mi
- Crow Valley School Museum: 4.4 mi
- Whale Museum: 13.2 mi
- Sally's Garden: 12.2 mi
- Overmarsh Farm Commons: 12.8 mi
- Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- English Camp Garden: 15.2 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 15.7 mi
- Western Prince Whale Watching: 13.2 mi
- Schooners North: 13.2 mi
- Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center: 13.3 mi
- John S. McMillan Memorial Mausoleum: 14.2 mi
- Historic Hospital: 15.2 mi
- 1: 5.4 mi
- 2: 5.4 mi
- 3: 5.4 mi
- 4: 5.4 mi
- 5: 5.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 3.8 mi
- Rustic Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.9 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 17.9 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.5 mi
- Whitney: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | E 91° | 816 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Constitution | SE 134° | 732 m | 2.0 mi |
| Chuckanut Mountain | ESE 103° | 705 m | 21.4 mi |
| False Summit | SSE 148° | 697 m | 2.6 mi |
| Little Summit | SSE 154° | 613 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Pickett | SE 127° | 533 m | 3.6 mi |
| Squalicum Mountain | ENE 75° | 472 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Erie | SSE 147° | 385 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:29 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:23 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olga 2 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1503604 — Buck Mountain, San Juan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356539764
Day trips start here
- Eastsound · 2 mi
- Orcas Island · 4 mi
- Orcas Village · 8 mi
- Lummi Island · 9 mi
- San Juan Islands · 10 mi
- Lopez Island · 15 mi
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