Buckles Mountain
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. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,430 m
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- 28.2 mi off the Pend Oreille Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bernard Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Green Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hollister Mountain: 2.9 mi
- South Chilco Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Badger Mountain: 3.3 mi
- 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
- Goodness Grows Children's Garden: 13.5 mi
- CTK Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Shared Harvest Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Gathering Garden: 14.6 mi
- Post Falls Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Preston Beach: 6.3 mi
- Silver Beach: 14.6 mi
- Sanders Beach: 14.6 mi
- City Beach: 14.8 mi
- North Idaho Beach: 15.0 mi
- Bernard Point: 8.1 mi
- Ross Point: 16.4 mi
- Stoney Point: 19.2 mi
- Packsack Point: 21.1 mi
- Cathedral Rocks: 23.8 mi
- 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
- Henley Airstrip (historical): 6.1 mi
- K27 Monument: 12.6 mi
- Horse Slaughter Monument: 24.3 mi
- Caretaker's cabin: 24.3 mi
- 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
- Harvey: 14.6 mi
- John Mullan: 16.5 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 18.4 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 15.4 mi
- Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Big Spring Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Post Falls: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Buckles Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Chilco Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,724 m | 3.1 mi |
| Chilco Mountain | NE 52° | 1,710 m | 4.6 mi |
| Skitwish Peak | SSE 151° | 1,629 m | 11.8 mi |
| Faset Peak | ENE 63° | 1,601 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jackknife Peak | ENE 71° | 1,599 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bernard Peak | NNE 30° | 1,566 m | 6.8 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SE 138° | 1,553 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 53° | 1,548 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:18 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 20:01 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:05 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:04 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
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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