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Buck Point

Buck Point, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Point rises to 1,245 m in Oregon. Mount Ashland stands 2,296 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Springs Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14152, -122.54142

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 10
  • Clay St Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Ashland Creek Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Helman Community Garden: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Madrone: 9.6 mi
  • Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Captain Morgan: 10.8 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 10.8 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Buck Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AshlandWSW 245°2,295.8 m9.9 mi
Wagner ButteW 262°2,211 m12.0 mi
McDonald PeakWSW 250°2,202.5 m11.6 mi
Siskiyou PeakWSW 244°2,178.4 m12.7 mi
Split RockWSW 253°2,109 m11.5 mi
Old BaldyENE 60°1,930 m14.9 mi
Chinquapin MountainE 82°1,869.643 m5.4 mi
Table MountainNNE 33°1,863.242 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:23
June solstice05:3520:0820:50
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3615:5716:42

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1118208 — Buck Point, Jackson County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357278034

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