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Buckles Mountain

Buckles Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckles Mountain rises to 1,430 m in Idaho. South Chilco Mountain stands 1,724 m to the east-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.85018, -116.60853

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hayden Lake Sportsman Park: 4.9 mi
  • Athol City Park: 8.1 mi
  • Emerald Green Park: 9.2 mi
  • Bill Boggs Memorial Field: 9.5 mi
  • Honeysuckle Beach: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Timber Terror: 6.0 mi
  • Tremors: 6.0 mi
  • Cork Screw: 6.1 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 10.6 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Preston Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 14.7 mi
  • City Beach: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Canfield Mountain Natural Area: 11.4 mi
  • Fernan Lake Natural Area: 14.0 mi
  • Hauser Conservation Area: 20.8 mi
  • Gateway Conservation Area: 23.6 mi
  • McKenzie Conservation Area: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 11.4 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 14.7 mi
  • Post Falls Museum: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 15.4 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Spring Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Bald Knob Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Buckles Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Chilco MountainENE 62°1,724 m3.1 mi
Chilco MountainNE 52°1,710 m4.6 mi
Skitwish PeakSSE 151°1,629 m11.8 mi
Faset PeakENE 63°1,601 m13.9 mi
Jackknife PeakENE 71°1,599 m8.0 mi
Bernard PeakNNE 30°1,566 m6.8 mi
Green MountainNE 45°1,565 m13.4 mi
Monument MountainSE 138°1,553 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:1818:59
June solstice04:4820:0120:50
September equinox06:3418:0518:46
December solstice07:3415:0415:57

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137435258656456443528
Precip in2.41.82.52.12.31.90.90.91.02.23.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayview Model Basin, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 378425 — Buckles Mountain, Kootenai County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358654634

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