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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.

The story

Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49016317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,703 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 24.9 miles of Buckhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldy MountainNW2,310 m19.5 mi
Mount BonaparteSSW2,212 m12.7 mi
Mount AnnieS1,841 m19.9 mi
Spur MountainSSW1,829 m10.4 mi
Mount PhoebeSW1,765 m15.5 mi
Bodie MountainSE1,718 m10.8 mi
Fir MountainS1,713 m19.5 mi
Horseshoe MountainSSE1,673 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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