Buck Peak
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
- 1,849 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Aspen Butte: 2.8 mi
- High Knob: 2.9 mi
- Aspen Butte: 3.1 mi
- Crater Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Whiteface Peak: 4.2 mi
- Denny Creek Historic Monument: 9.1 mi
- Howard Bay Park: 9.5 mi
- Klamath River Recreation Site: 10.9 mi
- Topsy Recreation Site: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Ridge County Park: 12.3 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 11.4 mi
- Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 15.3 mi
- Potter's Mill: 16.9 mi
- Lakeside Manner: 17.2 mi
- Oregon Tech Sign: 17.3 mi
- Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 10.4 mi
- Caboose SP 4755: 22.2 mi
- Rio Grande Caboose: 22.3 mi
- Mopac Caboose: 22.5 mi
- CREW CAR UP #906l0l: 22.7 mi
- Rock Slide: 5.2 mi
- Modoc Rim: 17.4 mi
- Algoma Incline: 17.7 mi
- Slinger Rock: 21.8 mi
- Klamath Rim: 22.1 mi
- Big Springs: 9.8 mi
- Jenny Creek Spring: 12.5 mi
- Latgawa Soda Springs: 17.2 mi
- Jack Spring: 17.2 mi
- Christi's Spring: 17.2 mi
- The Favell Museum: 17.4 mi
- Baldwin Hotel Museum: 17.5 mi
- Klamath County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Children’s Museum of Klamath Falls: 18.7 mi
- Train Mountain Railroad Museum - Central Station: 22.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 17.0 mi
- Arboretum: 17.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 17.8 mi
- Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Castle Quad: 17.4 mi
- Pinehurst: 16.8 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Sharon Fen Preserve: 20.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McLoughlin | NW 319° | 2,895 m | 15.1 mi |
| Aspen Butte | NE 35° | 2,503 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pelican Butte | N 356° | 2,440 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Harriman | NNE 13° | 2,401 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Carmine | NNE 28° | 2,396 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crater Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,363 m | 3.7 mi |
| Greylock Mountain | N 350° | 2,348 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whiteface Peak | N 353° | 2,338 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Howard Prairie DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357307500
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