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Buckhorn Mountain

Buckhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckhorn Mountain rises to 1,703 m in Washington. Baldy Mountain stands 2,310 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolster, a ghost town 3.0 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.94601, -118.98560

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Midway Biking & Hiking Trails: 9.6 mi
  • Beal Park: 11.1 mi
  • Sidley Lake Public Access: 11.2 mi
  • Peggy Brixner Park: 17.9 mi
  • Oroville Community Baseball Fields: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 2
  • Ethel Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Smugglers Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainNW 321°2,310 m19.5 mi
Mount BonaparteSSW 209°2,212 m12.7 mi
Mount AnnieS 189°1,841 m19.9 mi
Spur MountainSSW 205°1,829 m10.4 mi
Mount PhoebeSW 222°1,765 m15.5 mi
Bodie MountainSE 139°1,718 m10.8 mi
Fir MountainS 173°1,713 m19.5 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSE 149°1,673 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2719:09
June solstice04:5320:1421:04
September equinox06:4318:1418:56
December solstice07:4815:0616:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633425156656556423022
Precip in1.71.41.41.22.12.20.80.60.71.21.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 11ne, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517055 — Buckhorn Mountain, Okanogan County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544434

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