Buck Point
Buck Point rises to 2,488 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Routson Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Valley County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,488 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Routson Peak: 2.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sheep Horn Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Rush Creek Point: 6.1 mi
- Acorn Butte: 6.4 mi
- Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
- Warm Spring: 19.7 mi
- Grass Mountain Spring: 21.7 mi
- Table Spring: 22.2 mi
- Stub Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- McFadden Point: 12.6 mi
- Cox Point: 15.5 mi
- Aparejo Point: 19.6 mi
- Quartz Ridge: 20.2 mi
- Hospital Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Cox Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Loon Creek Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sunflower Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Veil Falls: 16.5 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
- The Outpost: 22.9 mi
- Yellow Pine Elementary School: 23.0 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 20.1 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Buck Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak Benchmark | SSW 206° | 2,917 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mormon Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,902 m | 10.0 mi |
| Red Peak | SSW 202° | 2,886 m | 16.9 mi |
| Two Point Peak | SE 132° | 2,855 m | 10.3 mi |
| Shellrock Peak | SSE 147° | 2,855 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SW 224° | 2,842 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cottonwood Butte | NE 43° | 2,841 m | 19.0 mi |
| Red Ridge | SSW 199° | 2,841 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378388 — Buck Point, Valley County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/3635834069
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