Buck Pond Mountain
Buck Pond Mountain rises to 824 m in New York. Pillsbury Mountain stands 1,094 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Grass Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q34806689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 824 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 14.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 19.7 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 29.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 16 mi
- view east · 22 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 23 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grass Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Twin Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wilmurt Mountain: 2.8 mi
- G Lake Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Signal Mountain: 3.5 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area: 4.4 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 18.2 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 18.6 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 19.4 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 19.5 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Upper Waterfall: 17.0 mi
- Christine Falls: 18.3 mi
- Austin Falls: 19.6 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Echo Cliff: 5.8 mi
- McMartin: 14.3 mi
- Choss Factory: 14.4 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 14.7 mi
- Poplar Point Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
- shuffle board: 15.9 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 19.4 mi
- Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
- Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 24.9 mi
- Mini Route 66: 15.7 mi
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 21.4 mi
- Big Rock: 22.2 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 22.4 mi
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 24.8 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 18.3 mi
- Iron Cross: 22.0 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 23.4 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 21.9 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 21.9 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Long Beach: 24.3 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Buck Pond Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillsbury Mountain | NE 42° | 1,094 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spruce Lake Mountain | N 9° | 964 m | 3.9 mi |
| T Lake Mountain | E 98° | 932 m | 4.5 mi |
| West Canada Mountain | NNW 328° | 911 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wilmurt Mountain | SW 232° | 908 m | 2.8 mi |
| Twin Lakes Mountain | ESE 108° | 905 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NNE 23° | 904 m | 1.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NW 322° | 880 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357551308
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