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Buckball Peak

Buckball Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Buckball Peak rises to 874 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is South Buckball Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35729985, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.34313, -72.94260

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 12
  • McGinn Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Art Gallery: 10.2 mi
  • Bear: 16.0 mi
  • Stratton Bear: 17.1 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 18.3 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 18.3 mi
Covered bridges: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Buckball Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainWSW 242°1,149 m4.9 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakWSW 241°1,134 m5.4 mi
Peru PeakS 176°1,041 m3.4 mi
Styles PeakS 177°1,028 m4.8 mi
Ludlow MountainENE 66°1,012 m10.5 mi
Bromley MountainS 179°1,000 m8.0 mi
Mount AeolusSW 214°978 m8.6 mi
South MountainENE 75°968 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1219:5320:36
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128405361666457463424
Precip in3.93.44.14.04.15.04.54.64.05.23.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554955

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