- Elevation
- 689 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Cottage Home Hill1,246 m · 13.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0935, -121.0311
Buck Mountain rises to 689 m in California. Cottage Home Hill stands 1,246 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trailer Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away.
mountain in Nevada County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35729871, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
- Elevation
- 689 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Home Hill | E 89° | 1,246 m | 13.0 mi |
| Frost Hill | ENE 58° | 1,195 m | 13.2 mi |
| Banner Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,188 m | 11.1 mi |
| Roach Hill | ENE 75° | 1,131 m | 11.4 mi |
| Quaker Hill | NNE 30° | 1,126 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cold Spring Hill | ENE 60° | 1,123 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bogus Point | ENE 65° | 1,104 m | 11.9 mi |
| Camel Hump | NE 48° | 1,090 m | 12.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Trailer Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cottage Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Olive: 3.4 mi
- Egbert Hill: 3.4 mi
- Howell Hill: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Old Bear River Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Knight Monument: 8.5 mi
- Wells Fargo vault: 9.1 mi
- Iowa Hill: 9.1 mi
- Iowa Hill Fire: 9.2 mi
Museums: 17
- Heritage Museum: 4.2 mi
- North Star Museum: 8.2 mi
- Nevada County Historical Society History Center: 10.7 mi
- Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- American Victorian Museum: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- cave: 5.7 mi
- Bourn Cottage: 8.0 mi
- Purdon Crossing: 16.2 mi
- Bridgeport Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Emerald Pool: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 8
- Dog Beach: 13.4 mi
- Pine Island Beach: 13.7 mi
- Tamaroo Bar: 14.1 mi
- Hoyt Crossing Nude Beach: 14.7 mi
- Oregon Bar: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Red Dog: 11.1 mi
- Ophir: 14.8 mi
- Deadwood: 18.4 mi
- North Bloomfield: 20.3 mi
- Salmon Falls: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Codfish Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.8 mi
- Antelope Creek Falla: 22.7 mi
- Rock Creek: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Colfax · 4 mi
- Grass Valley · 9 mi
- Auburn · 14 mi
- Placer County · 16 mi
- Coloma · 21 mi
- Rocklin · 24 mi
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