Buck Mountain
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
- 23.8 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pine Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Penns Creek Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Short Knob: 2.3 mi
- Hightop: 3.3 mi
- Railroad Bed Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- James Beck Round Barn: 15.0 mi
- Indian Monument: 16.9 mi
- James Cleveland Memorial: 18.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 16.4 mi
- Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 16.7 mi
- McCoy House: 19.2 mi
- Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden: 20.6 mi
- Howard Area Museum Historical Society: 22.6 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 7.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 107: 12.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 201: 15.1 mi
- Northeast Fishery Center: 17.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 194: 20.2 mi
- 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
- Yoda Statue: 23.7 mi
- The Lorax Statue: 24.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Statue: 24.3 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 24.4 mi
- Via Air Mail: 24.7 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook: 3.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 16.5 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 18.1 mi
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 10.0 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 23.0 mi
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 24.8 mi
- Kish park beach access: 17.3 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.1 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 18.8 mi
- Rosecrans Falls: 18.8 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 19.3 mi
- Ingleby: 6.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | NW 326° | 724 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Kettle Mountain | NW 318° | 688 m | 15.1 mi |
| Strong Mountain | WSW 257° | 672 m | 7.0 mi |
| White Mountain | WNW 298° | 671 m | 3.3 mi |
| Thick Mountain | NNW 345° | 671 m | 5.5 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | N 358° | 668 m | 7.9 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | N 354° | 665 m | 9.7 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | NNE 24° | 660 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
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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