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Bucks Knob

Bucks Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bucks Knob rises to 725 m in Washington. Boistfort Peak stands 941 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fushia Garden, a garden 5.9 miles away. JCT SR 101 VIC RAYMOND TO JCT SR 5 VIC CHEHALIS passes 4.4 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Lewis County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016337, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.68205, -123.33376

141 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
  • Oakville City Park: 11.9 mi
  • Back Memorial County Park: 13.5 mi
  • Independence Park: 14.9 mi
  • Pacific County Fairgrounds: 15.5 mi
  • Willie Keil's Grave State Park: 15.7 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Cherry Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Walville Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Squally Jim: 8.3 mi
  • Ceres Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Pluvius Hill: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Camp McDonald: 13.7 mi
  • Willie Keil Grave: 15.7 mi
  • Willie Keils Grave: 16.9 mi
  • Oregon Trail Marker: 16.9 mi
  • Fort Borst Block House: 17.1 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Seahawks Rooster: 22.9 mi
  • Dancer Center Mural: 22.9 mi
  • Bronze Rooster: 22.9 mi
  • White Rooster: 23.0 mi
  • White Rooster: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Fushia Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Garden of Gratitude: 23.0 mi
  • Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rainbow Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Mima Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Porter Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Stillwater Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Butte Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bucks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boistfort PeakSSE 157°941 m14.6 mi
Flash MountainNNE 24°909 m23.3 mi
Little OnionSSE 161°808 m19.0 mi
Capitol PeakNNE 25°787 m22.1 mi
Larch MountainNNE 24°774 m23.0 mi
Walville PeakSSW 211°735 m7.5 mi
Clinton KnobSSE 156°727 m20.1 mi
Ferrier PeakSSE 163°721 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:26
June solstice05:2020:2421:11
September equinox07:0118:3319:13
December solstice07:5615:3716:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495660656661524439
Precip in5.84.24.43.22.41.50.50.81.64.06.56.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centralia, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190208

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