Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 3,276 m in New Mexico. Sierra Blanca Peak stands 3,620 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is William G. Telfer Natural Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Billy the Kid Trail passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,276 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Billy the Kid Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sierra Blanca Peak: 2.6 mi
- Cow Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Monjeau Peak: 3.4 mi
- White Horse Hill: 3.5 mi
- William G. Telfer Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Windy Point: 1.2 mi
- Ruidoso Winter Park: 5.6 mi
- Eagle Creek Sports Complex: 5.7 mi
- North Park: 7.4 mi
- Ruidoso River Museum: 7.5 mi
- The Hubbard Museum of the American West: 11.8 mi
- Museum of the Horse: 11.9 mi
- Billy the Kid Museum: 15.4 mi
- Smokey Bear Museum: 15.5 mi
- Fox Cave: 15.4 mi
- Lincoln County Courthouse Historic Site: 23.4 mi
- Robsart: 23.1 mi
- White Oaks: 23.8 mi
- Padilla Springs: 9.3 mi
- Old Mill: 9.4 mi
- The Palisades: 12.4 mi
- Three Rivers Petroglyph Site: 14.1 mi
- Donkey Statue: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca Peak | SW 217° | 3,620 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,518 m | 2.0 mi |
| White Horse Hill | WNW 298° | 3,111 m | 3.5 mi |
| Nogal Peak | N 349° | 2,966 m | 6.5 mi |
| Monjeau Peak | ENE 58° | 2,942 m | 3.4 mi |
| Carrizo Peak | N 9° | 2,932 m | 20.0 mi |
| Carrizo Mountain | N 9° | 2,932 m | 20.0 mi |
| Granite Knob | ENE 60° | 2,906 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:22 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruidoso, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1986617 — Buck Mountain, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357621445
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