Mount Buckindy
Mount Buckindy rises to 2,231 m in Washington. Buckner Mountain stands 2,779 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dol Amroth, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mount Buckindy is a remote 7,320-foot-elevation (2,230-meter) mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is the second-highest point of the Buckindy Range, or Buckindy Ridge. It is set in the Glacier Peak Wilderness on land managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It is situated 20 miles east-northeast of Darrington, Washington, and 17 miles north-northwest of Glacier Peak which is one of the Cascade stratovolcanoes. Precipitation runoff from Mount Buckindy drains south to the Suiattle River via Buck Creek and Downey Creek, and north to the Cascade River via Kindy Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4,700 feet (1,400 meters) above Kindy Creek in less than two miles. The mountain's toponym is a portmanteau of Buck and Kindy Creeks, and has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49052157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2231 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
- 15.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 25 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 28 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dol Amroth: 0.4 mi
- Dol Guldur: 0.5 mi
- Orthanc: 0.6 mi
- Caradhras: 0.6 mi
- Mount Misch: 0.6 mi
- Green View Falls: 16.7 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 17.5 mi
- Crown Point Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lyman Falls: 17.9 mi
- North Fork Sauk Falls: 19.1 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 15.8 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 18.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 18.3 mi
- Nels Bruseth Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 11.0 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 14.4 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 15.3 mi
- Douglas Island Convservation Area: 15.8 mi
- White Creek Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Miners Cabin (ruined): 14.9 mi
- North Cascading: 18.3 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 22.2 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 24.2 mi
- Fortson Mill: 24.7 mi
- Grassy Point: 11.6 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 18.7 mi
- Painted Rocks: 24.8 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 22.4 mi
- Holden Museum: 22.5 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 18.3 mi
- Sauk City: 21.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 22.3 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 22.3 mi
- The Garden: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Mount Buckindy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Mountain | NE 44° | 2,779 m | 13.7 mi |
| Dome Peak | ESE 112° | 2,719 m | 8.8 mi |
| Boston Peak | NE 38° | 2,711 m | 12.6 mi |
| Eldorado Peak | NNE 14° | 2,703 m | 13.3 mi |
| Forbidden Peak | NNE 31° | 2,687 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sahale Mountain | NE 39° | 2,646 m | 12.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Peak | NE 43° | 2,585 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sinister Peak | ESE 112° | 2,569 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517057 — Mount Buckindy, Skagit County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544436
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 16 mi
- North Cascades · 19 mi
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