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Buck Peak

Buck Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Peak rises to 2,764 m in New Mexico. South Baldy stands 3,279 m to the west, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sixmile Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. El Camino Real passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2764 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.98263, -107.13065

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
  • Sixmile Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Box Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Rock Slide Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Molino Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Baldy Spring: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Mesa del Contadero: 22.4 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 22.7 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 22.8 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 22.8 mi
  • Mesa del Contadero: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 15
  • EMRTC Rattlesnake: 13.7 mi
  • Passage of the Earth and the Sky: 14.0 mi
  • The Desert Maiden: 14.1 mi
  • "The Past", "The Present", and "The Future": 14.1 mi
  • NMT Arranged Rocks: 14.1 mi
Parks: 14
  • Langmuir Research Site: 3.6 mi
  • Socorro Gun Range: 10.8 mi
  • NMT Alumni Hill Park: 13.8 mi
  • West Place Park: 14.2 mi
  • School of Mines Heritage Park: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
  • López Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Dowdle Family Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Brown Hall Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandbar Riverine Park: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Buck Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South BaldyW 280°3,279 m3.3 mi
Timber PeakW 262°3,181 m1.7 mi
Mount WithingtonWSW 251°3,077 m21.6 mi
Tower PeakWSW 248°3,026 m21.5 mi
North BaldyNNW 328°3,003 m5.5 mi
A-L PeakWSW 256°2,940 m19.7 mi
Tip Top MountainNNW 336°2,773 m8.6 mi
North PeakNNW 336°2,763 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:21
June solstice05:5919:4720:24
September equinox06:5718:3419:07
December solstice07:1116:2617:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384451586674777569574637
Precip in0.30.30.50.30.40.42.42.11.30.90.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Socorro, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592517

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