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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP 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
- 1368 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 6.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 18.9 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP
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° | 2,512.2 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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