Buckskin Mountain
Buckskin Mountain rises to 2,037 m in Nevada. Elliott Benchmark stands 2,669 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Canyon Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 28 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2037 m
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
73 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Canyon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Pine Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 11.3 mi
- Ravens Nest: 11.9 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 4.4 mi
- Stump Spring: 4.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 4.8 mi
- Grindstone Spring: 5.7 mi
- Reinhart Spring: 6.0 mi
- Carlin Park: 5.2 mi
- Angel Park: 17.1 mi
- Fir St. Pocket Park: 17.3 mi
- Mountain View Park: 17.4 mi
- Elko Pump Track: 17.5 mi
- Moleen: 6.2 mi
- Hunter: 8.6 mi
- Cottonwood: 9.0 mi
- Palisade: 9.9 mi
- South Fork: 16.1 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 7.9 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 17.8 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.8 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 18.6 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.9 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 18.7 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 18.9 mi
- The Elko E: 19.4 mi
- The Elko E: 19.4 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 13.4 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 18.5 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckskin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Benchmark | S 173° | 2,669 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ravens Nest | S 175° | 2,640 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | S 175° | 2,636 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | S 189° | 2,524 m | 10.1 mi |
| Swales Mountain | N 356° | 2,430 m | 18.2 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,427 m | 20.4 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | N 353° | 2,377 m | 20.9 mi |
| Marys Mountain | WNW 289° | 2,345 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545749
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