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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 628 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
628 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80396, -77.32749

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 6.4 mi
  • McClure Station Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 8.9 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Basom Park: 13.5 mi
Springs: 35
  • Cold Spring: 5.1 mi
  • White Pine Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Sheep Pen Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Havice Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Potpie Spring: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Red Candle Island: 5.2 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 15.8 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 17.3 mi
  • Beer Tap: 19.8 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 23.8 mi
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 17.3 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadNW 326°724 m13.2 mi
Big Kettle MountainNW 318°688 m15.1 mi
Strong MountainWSW 257°672 m7.0 mi
White MountainWNW 298°671 m3.3 mi
Thick MountainNNW 345°671 m5.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainN 358°668 m7.9 mi
Shriner MountainN 354°665 m9.7 mi
Paddy MountainNNE 24°660 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1170521 — Buck Mountain, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357278841

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