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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
4,205 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: 31
  • 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: 3
  • Continental Falls: 7.8 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 LincolnNE4,357 m3.0 mi
Quandary PeakNNE4,350 m5.8 mi
Mount CameronNE4,335 m2.5 mi
Mount BrossENE4,322 m2.5 mi
Mount DemocratNNE4,315 m1.4 mi
Mount ShermanS4,280 m6.7 mi
Gemini PeakS4,243 m6.0 mi
Fletcher MountainNNE4,239 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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