Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 2,599 m in Washington. Glacier Peak stands 3,214 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain (West Peak), a peak 0.3 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Chelan County, Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2599 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 20.9 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 20.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 29.6 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
Overlooks nearby
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain (West Peak): 0.3 mi
- Buck Mountain (Far South Peak): 0.8 mi
- Mount Berge: 1.6 mi
- Mount Cleator: 2.2 mi
- Butterfly Butte: 2.7 mi
- Louis Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- High Pass Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lyman Falls: 6.4 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 7.2 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 7.3 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 4.1 mi
- Carne Basin Spring: 4.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.5 mi
- Snowshoe Spring: 17.3 mi
- Halfway Spring: 20.4 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 7.8 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 13.7 mi
- Dirtyface Lookout: 17.3 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 23.3 mi
- Lodge: 23.4 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.4 mi
- Grassy Point: 11.9 mi
- Hunts Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Painted Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Moore: 16.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 23.5 mi
- Holden Museum: 9.7 mi
- Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
- The Garden: 19.2 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Monte Cristo: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak | W 278° | 3,214 m | 9.4 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | W 275° | 2,970 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sitkum Spire | W 278° | 2,851 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Fernow | NE 45° | 2,821 m | 6.8 mi |
| Seven Fingered Jack | NE 49° | 2,750 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Maude | ENE 59° | 2,748 m | 5.9 mi |
| Copper Peak | NE 42° | 2,671 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fortress Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,643 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 41 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holden Village, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517042 — Buck Mountain, Chelan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544430
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 4 mi
- Stevens Pass · 26 mi
- North Cascades National Park · 27 mi
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