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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 2,130 m in Washington. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. PORT TOWNSEND TO KEYSTONE passes 26 miles off.

The story

Buckhorn Mountain is a peak in the Olympic Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington. It is in Olympic National Forest on the Olympic Peninsula.

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Wikidata Q4983160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,129.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.82553, -123.12174

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Buckhorn Mountain - Northeast Peak: 0.3 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Worthington: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Worthington-Northeast Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Hawk Peak: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Quilcene Community Park: 11.2 mi
  • Worthington Park: 11.3 mi
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Leland County Park: 12.4 mi
  • Pleasant Harbor State Park: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 29
  • 7 Cedars Casino: 14.5 mi
  • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm: 17.2 mi
  • Purple Haze Lavender Farm: 17.3 mi
  • Fairgrounds: 17.9 mi
  • Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 12
Artworks: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Linger Longer Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Swim Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 14.2 mi
  • Portage Beach: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionW2,369 m5.3 mi
Mount ConstanceS2,364 m3.7 mi
Mount JohnsonW2,341 m5.4 mi
Inner ConstanceSSW2,338 m4.0 mi
Martin PeakW2,328 m5.2 mi
Sweat SpireW2,304 m5.3 mi
Mount MysteryWSW2,298 m5.1 mi
Gasp PinnancleW2,292 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1420:2721:16
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0015:3016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4947780352

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