Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,732 m in Idaho. Mount Pend Oreille stands 2,056 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,732 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Wild Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the White Horse Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Overlooks nearby
- Island Pond Overlook · 14 mi
- Popsicle Bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Timber Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Middle Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Star Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.4 mi
- Georgia Mae Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Boundary County Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 13.9 mi
- Yaak Falls: 13.8 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 15.4 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.6 mi
- Boundary County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Troy Museum: 14.4 mi
- Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout: 10.3 mi
- Leslie Springs: 15.0 mi
- Troy Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Kootenai Falls: 19.7 mi
- Kootenai Falls Park: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pend Oreille | S 184° | 2,056 m | 10.3 mi |
| Glad Peak | SSE 169° | 2,054 m | 15.1 mi |
| Clifty Mountain | NW 322° | 2,041 m | 4.4 mi |
| Roberts Mountain | SSE 146° | 2,038 m | 5.9 mi |
| Line Point | NNE 20° | 2,021 m | 14.8 mi |
| Newton Mountain | NE 42° | 1,990 m | 12.6 mi |
| Benning Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,988 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Willard | S 185° | 1,987 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 21:02 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:03 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 15:57 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonners Ferry, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378383 — Buck Mountain, Boundary County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654613
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