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Buck Point

Buck Point, seen from above at true elevation

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
2488 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.08784, -115.05882

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 8
  • Kwiskwis Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Warm Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Grass Mountain Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Table Spring: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Golden Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Veil Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 20.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkSSW 206°2,917.24 m16.9 mi
Mormon MountainESE 120°2,902 m10.0 mi
Red PeakSSW 202°2,885.85 m16.9 mi
Two Point PeakSE 132°2,855 m10.3 mi
Shellrock PeakSSE 147°2,855 m10.9 mi
Rainbow PeakSW 224°2,842.26 m12.0 mi
Cottonwood ButteNE 43°2,841 m19.0 mi
Red RidgeSSW 199°2,840.74 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5419:4620:32
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1715:1316:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

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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