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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 992 m in Washington. Mount Bigelow stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Knowlton Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC PATEROS TO JCT SR 20 VIC TWISP passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
992 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.13820, -119.92785

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Burma Road Water Access Area: 4.1 mi
  • Bridge One Water Access: 4.5 mi
  • Swaram Water Access: 5.2 mi
  • Ives Landing Park: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Bonnie Merrit Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Ford Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Gelndon Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Brewer Spriong: 19.8 mi
  • Tinker Spring: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
Museums: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Chelan Parasail: 21.4 mi
  • Jet Skis Galore: 21.5 mi
  • Lake Shores: 21.5 mi
  • Okanogan County Fairgrounds: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Native Plant Gardens: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Creek Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BigelowWNW 286°2,574 m20.4 mi
Hoodoo PeakWNW 292°2,571 m20.7 mi
Martin PeakW 280°2,545 m19.8 mi
Switchback MountainW 278°2,536 m20.0 mi
North Navarre PeakW 269°2,433 m18.4 mi
Bryan ButteW 268°2,385 m17.1 mi
South Navarre PeakW 266°2,342 m18.6 mi
End MountainW 265°2,199 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3219:13
June solstice05:0020:1521:04
September equinox06:4718:1818:59
December solstice07:4815:1516:09

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273242516066737263503727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Methow 2 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544435

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