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Mount Buckskin

Mount Buckskin, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Buckskin rises to 4,205 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tweto, a peak 1.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Buckskin is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,872-foot (4,228 m) thirteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.9 miles (7.9 km) west-northwest (bearing 297°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.

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Wikidata Q14684976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4205 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.32077, -106.15105

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Tweto: 1.0 mi
  • Loveland Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Democrat: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Arkansas: 1.7 mi
  • Treasurevault Mountain: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 3.5 mi
  • V-Notch: 4.4 mi
  • Flopper: 4.4 mi
  • Magnolia Mill: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 26
Parks: 25
  • Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 5.3 mi
  • Bob Zaitz Park: 9.0 mi
  • Ice Palace Park: 9.0 mi
  • White Cloud Public Access: 11.3 mi
  • T11: 11.8 mi
Museums: 23
  • Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall: 5.2 mi
  • Alma Fire House & Mining Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • The Leadville Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Tabor Home Museum: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 23
Historic sites: 17
  • Hoosier Pass Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Clear Grit Mill: 7.9 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Norwegian Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 5
  • Emerald Lake: 17.9 mi
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Continental Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 21.3 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Mount Buckskin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnNE 45°4,356.5 m3.0 mi
Quandary PeakNNE 24°4,349.9 m5.8 mi
Mount CameronNE 44°4,335 m2.5 mi
Mount BrossENE 66°4,321.6 m2.5 mi
Mount DemocratNNE 25°4,314.5 m1.4 mi
Mount ShermanS 189°4,280 m6.7 mi
Gemini PeakS 189°4,243 m6.0 mi
Fletcher MountainNNE 12°4,239 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358914718

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