Buck Peak
Buck Peak rises to 1,897 m in California. Grayback Mountain stands 2,148 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Figurehead Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016191, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,897 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Figurehead Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Emily: 1.4 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.0 mi
- Goff Butte: 2.3 mi
- Arnold Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Whisky Spring: 4.2 mi
- Kangaroo Spring: 7.0 mi
- Jackass Spring: 7.5 mi
- Quail Spring: 9.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 10.0 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 10.0 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 10.3 mi
- Sanctuary One: 13.0 mi
- Red Lily Vineyards: 20.7 mi
- Cantrall Buckley Swimming Hole: 21.0 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 13.0 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 20.0 mi
- Cantrall Buckley County Park: 21.0 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 22.1 mi
- Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 24.0 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 9.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.5 mi
- Loretta Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 21.0 mi
- Maple Falls: 23.5 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- The People's Center: 13.2 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 21.3 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 22.0 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 23.5 mi
- Madronita: 20.5 mi
- Tree of life: 20.5 mi
- Dragonfly: 20.6 mi
- The Dovetail joint: 23.6 mi
- It's a Burl gallery: 23.6 mi
- Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 22.1 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 21.1 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 22.7 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Lake Selmac County Park: 24.3 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 14.5 mi
- Ferry Point: 21.7 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Buck Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayback Mountain | N 358° | 2,148 m | 9.3 mi |
| Red Butte | ESE 117° | 2,054 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kangaroo Mountain | SE 125° | 2,040 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Sugarloaf Peak | N 358° | 2,030 m | 10.1 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | N 4° | 2,026 m | 2.7 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNW 340° | 2,000 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WNW 283° | 1,966 m | 2.0 mi |
| Whisky Peak | NE 35° | 1,950 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:11 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257578 — Buck Peak, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797055
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 10 mi
- Klamath River · 26 mi
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