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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.09363, -120.91220

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 24
  • 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
Springs: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Spruce Grove Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Garden: 19.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier PeakW 278°3,214 m9.4 mi
Disappointment PeakW 275°2,970 m9.3 mi
Sitkum SpireW 278°2,851 m9.9 mi
Mount FernowNE 45°2,821 m6.8 mi
Seven Fingered JackNE 49°2,750 m6.0 mi
Mount MaudeENE 59°2,748 m5.9 mi
Copper PeakNE 42°2,671 m7.5 mi
Fortress MountainNNW 348°2,643 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0420:1921:08
September equinox06:5118:2219:03
December solstice07:5215:1916:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222632394854616153412922
Precip in7.04.64.01.81.41.20.70.81.74.48.27.2

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

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