Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 1,368 m in Washington. North Gardner Mountain stands 2,730 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America; geonames ID = 5788349.
Wikidata Q49016176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,368 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Washington Pass Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lamb Butte: 4.0 mi
- Rendezvous Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Island Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Fawn Peak: 5.1 mi
- Mack Lloyd Park: 8.9 mi
- Confluence Park: 8.9 mi
- Homestream Park: 9.3 mi
- Heckendorn Park: 9.5 mi
- Patterson Lake Public Access: 9.9 mi
- The Sweet Spot: 6.9 mi
- Lucky Jim Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Prospect Point: 14.7 mi
- Recess Wall: 14.7 mi
- Nugget Wall: 14.8 mi
- Mazama Queen Mine Mill Building Ruins: 10.9 mi
- Historical Site of Alder Mine MILL: 17.9 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 18.7 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 21.7 mi
- Okanogan County Electric Cooperative: 9.0 mi
- Wings of the West Wind: 9.3 mi
- Entro: 17.3 mi
- Cedar Falls: 12.3 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 15.8 mi
- Aaron Johnson Park: 16.8 mi
- Methow Salmon Recovery Ponds: 16.9 mi
- Methow Valley Interpretive Center: 17.3 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gardner Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,730 m | 14.3 mi |
| Gardner Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,712 m | 14.0 mi |
| Big Craggy Peak | NNW 336° | 2,575 m | 12.0 mi |
| Abernathy Peak | WSW 238° | 2,523 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tiffany Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,512 m | 13.9 mi |
| West Craggy | NNW 332° | 2,512 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NNW 332° | 2,499 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NW 321° | 2,471 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:32 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:18 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:13 | 16:08 |
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 | 23 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop 1 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517044 — Buck Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544432
Day trips start here
- Winthrop · 9 mi
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