Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 2,311 m in Idaho. Wyoming Peak stands 3,468 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Box H Park, a park 4.8 miles away. Pioneer Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Caribou County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,311 m
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Big Spring Scenic Backway
76 named places within 25 miles
- Draney Peak: 7.0 mi
- Wickiup Knoll: 8.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 8.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Diamond Peak: 10.7 mi
- Box H Park: 4.8 mi
- Afton City Park: 8.3 mi
- Canyon View Park: 9.0 mi
- Grover Community Park: 11.3 mi
- Grover Park: 13.5 mi
- Callair Museum: 8.4 mi
- Lander Trail Center: 8.4 mi
- Star Valley Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- Afton Wyoming Family History Center: 8.6 mi
- Old Rock Church Museum: 9.5 mi
- Periodic Spring Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Cottonwood Lake Group Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
- Allred Flat Group Picnic Site: 13.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Springs Hot Sulphur: 12.1 mi
- Periodic Spring: 12.7 mi
- Spring Salt: 14.7 mi
- Shot Hole Spring: 21.1 mi
- Fox Spring: 21.2 mi
- Fairview Landmark: 5.0 mi
- Wyoming Peak Lookout: 23.2 mi
- World's Largest Elkhorn Arch: 8.2 mi
- Formation springs nature preserve: 24.5 mi
- Menace Falls: 23.9 mi
- Woheto Falls: 24.5 mi
- Snowside Point: 19.5 mi
- Montpelier Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Peak | E 100° | 3,468 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Coffin | E 98° | 3,427 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount March Madness | ESE 101° | 3,420 m | 23.2 mi |
| Roaring Fork Peak | E 82° | 3,347 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Fitzpatrick | ENE 75° | 3,325 m | 15.6 mi |
| Meade Peak | SW 217° | 3,305 m | 14.7 mi |
| Rock Lake Peak | ENE 59° | 3,283 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Wagner | ESE 111° | 3,192 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:08 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378382 — Buck Mountain, Caribou County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358654608
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- Soda Springs · 27 mi
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