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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 634 m in California. Sanel Mountain stands 994 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35729886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
634 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73935, -123.18112

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • Furber Park: 9.3 mi
  • Vintage Meadows: 9.4 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 9.6 mi
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Tarman Park: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 13.4 mi
  • Stump Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Ohlson Beach: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Gardens: 9
  • Pumpkin Patch: 18.3 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • The Tropical: 18.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 18.5 mi
Springs: 7
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 22.5 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • J. Rickards Winery: 12.5 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 16.2 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 19.8 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • White Cap Arch: 15.6 mi
  • Arched Rock: 21.4 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sanel MountainN 353°994 m14.5 mi
Snow MountainN 356°950 m13.7 mi
Ward MountainN 1°910 m12.8 mi
Pine MountainENE 57°897 m14.7 mi
Cloverdale PeakNE 45°890 m14.2 mi
Big MountainSE 136°807 m2.8 mi
Black MountainNW 309°781 m6.0 mi
Gube MountainNW 316°765 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658151 — Buck Mountain, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806166

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