Lower Buck Mountain
Lower Buck Mountain rises to 124 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Buck Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33140850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 124 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 29 mi
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Buck Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bald Head: 2.2 mi
- Tug Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Ben Tucker Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Beech Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mopang Stream: 3.3 mi
- Great Heath Public Reserved Land: 8.3 mi
- Pleasant River Lake: 8.6 mi
- Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Pleasant River Community Forest: 11.1 mi
- First Chain Lake Boat Access: 9.3 mi
- Bog Lake Access: 10.8 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 11.1 mi
- Addison Point Park: 15.6 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 16.1 mi
- Jordan Beach: 21.0 mi
- Roque Island Ledge: 21.5 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 21.6 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 21.9 mi
- Rogue Bluffs Beach: 22.0 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 17.0 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 20.4 mi
- The Rim: 21.6 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 6.3 mi
- Long Falls: 17.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 18.7 mi
- Little Falls: 22.6 mi
- Big Falls: 22.9 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 13.9 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 14.5 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 18.6 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 23.1 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 13.5 mi
- Gates House Museum: 22.0 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Lower Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | W 276° | 439 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | WNW 287° | 414 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 269° | 321 m | 11.7 mi |
| Fifth Lake Mountain | NW 326° | 278 m | 18.8 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | WNW 300° | 242 m | 6.5 mi |
| Knox Mountain | NNW 335° | 239 m | 13.7 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NNW 335° | 237 m | 15.4 mi |
| Oak Mountain | NW 306° | 228 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:36 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:52 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:05 | 15:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 570478 — Lower Buck Mountain, Washington County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358221758
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