Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,815 m in Washington. Clark Peak stands 2,405 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,815 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 14.4 mi off the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bobcat Mountain: 3.7 mi
- McDaniel Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Ruby Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Pixley Sportsman Park: 3.2 mi
- Conconully National Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
- Roundup Park: 11.8 mi
- Alma Park: 12.2 mi
- Legion Park: 12.4 mi
- The Chillowist Trail Historic Marker: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 14.8 mi
- Canamera Milling And Smelting Processing Plant: 16.9 mi
- WA State Historical Marker #28 - Fort Okanogan: 23.5 mi
- Davis Canyon Natural Area Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 14.4 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 15.2 mi
- Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area: 24.0 mi
- Okanogan County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 14.6 mi
- Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
- Entro: 14.6 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 16.6 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 16.8 mi
- Aventurine / Serpentine Rock Collecting Site: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Okanogan County Fairgrounds: 13.1 mi
- Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 24.6 mi
- Watercress Springs: 11.0 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Peak | NNW 343° | 2,405 m | 15.4 mi |
| Old Baldy | NNW 330° | 2,391 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount McCay | NNW 340° | 2,272 m | 13.2 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NW 320° | 2,235 m | 5.4 mi |
| Starvation Mountain | NW 319° | 2,065 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pearrygin Peak | NW 305° | 2,023 m | 11.5 mi |
| Muckamuck Mountain | N 353° | 1,942 m | 12.2 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | WNW 304° | 1,916 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:16 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:13 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 33 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 63 | 49 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omak, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517043 — Buck Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544431
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