Buckner Mountain
Buckner Mountain rises to 2,779 m in Washington. Goode Mountain stands 2,812 m to the east, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 11 miles off.
The story
Buckner Mountain (sometimes called Mount Buckner) is a tall peak in the North Cascades of Washington state and in the Stephen Mather Wilderness of North Cascades National Park. At 9,114 feet (2,778 m) in elevation it is the highest in Skagit County and one of about ten of Washington's non-volcanic peaks above 9,000 feet high. It is ranked as the 14th highest peak in the state, and the third highest peak in North Cascades National Park.
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Wikidata Q727246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,779 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 16 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Peak: 0.4 mi
- Booker Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Boston Peak: 1.7 mi
- Sahale Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sharkfin Tower: 1.9 mi
- Green View Falls: 5.6 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 17.8 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 18.9 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 19.5 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 19.8 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 20.0 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 6.0 mi
- Painted Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Grassy Point: 21.6 mi
- Deadhorse Point: 22.4 mi
- Nugget Wall: 24.4 mi
- North Cascading: 18.4 mi
- Gilbert Ghost Town: 20.2 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 20.6 mi
- Brown bear mine camp: 20.6 mi
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 20.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 24.8 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 16.7 mi
- Holden Museum: 22.9 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 16.8 mi
- Temple of Power: 16.8 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Buckner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goode Mountain | E 101° | 2,812 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Logan | NE 36° | 2,724 m | 3.7 mi |
| Black Peak | ENE 76° | 2,719 m | 8.7 mi |
| Boston Peak | W 273° | 2,711 m | 1.7 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | WNW 296° | 2,703 m | 6.8 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | WNW 294° | 2,687 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | W 264° | 2,646 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mesahchie Peak | NE 43° | 2,635 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stehekin 4 NW, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544439
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 4 mi
- North Cascades · 27 mi
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