Buck Peak
Buck Peak rises to 2,743 m in Wyoming. Warbonnet Peak stands 2,861 m to the southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,743 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Peak: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Peterson Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 3.2 mi
- Converse County Park: 15.1 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge State Park: 19.8 mi
- Oregon Trail Marker: 20.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Monument: 21.9 mi
- Beartrap Meadow County Park: 24.9 mi
- Dugway Rim: 11.4 mi
- Glenrock Buffalo Jump: 21.0 mi
- Deer Spring: 10.7 mi
- Ayres Natural Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Glenrock Deer Creek Museum: 22.1 mi
- Shirley Basin: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Buck Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warbonnet Peak | SE 144° | 2,861 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | SE 133° | 2,844 m | 3.2 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | SE 140° | 2,833 m | 4.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 159° | 2,814 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | S 189° | 2,786 m | 2.1 mi |
| Gunnysack Benchmark | WNW 285° | 2,761 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fortymile Peak | SSE 150° | 2,663 m | 16.9 mi |
| Reno Hill | WNW 288° | 2,642 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Basin, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356511222
Day trips start here
- Casper · 30 mi
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