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Buck Peak

Buck Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Peak rises to 1,849 m in Oregon. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Aspen Butte, a peak 2.8 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1849 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27903, -122.12168

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Attractions: 29
  • Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
  • Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 11.4 mi
  • Caboose SP 4755: 22.2 mi
  • Rio Grande Caboose: 22.3 mi
  • Mopac Caboose: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
  • Castle Quad: 17.4 mi
  • Castle Quad: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Buck Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinNW 319°2,895 m15.1 mi
Aspen ButteNE 35°2,503 m3.1 mi
Pelican ButteN 356°2,440 m16.2 mi
Mount HarrimanNNE 13°2,401 m6.7 mi
Mount CarmineNNE 28°2,396 m4.2 mi
Crater MountainNNW 338°2,363 m3.7 mi
Greylock MountainN 350°2,348 m5.4 mi
Whiteface PeakN 353°2,338 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0720:49
September equinox06:5718:3019:07
December solstice07:3515:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303235404854636256463529
Precip in4.73.83.72.72.01.00.50.40.72.04.05.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357307500

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