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South Buckball Peak

South Buckball Peak, seen from above at true elevation

South Buckball Peak rises to 870 m in Vermont. Dorset Mountain stands 1,149 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckball Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Scenic Route 100 Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Vermont, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
870 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.33785, -72.94177

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 12
  • McGinn Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Middle Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Art Gallery: 9.9 mi
  • Bear: 15.6 mi
  • Stratton Bear: 16.8 mi
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 18.6 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 18.6 mi
Covered bridges: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 1
  • Spruce Peak Shelter Spring: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of South Buckball Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dorset MountainWSW 246°1,149 m4.8 mi
Dorset Mountain, South PeakWSW 245°1,134 m5.2 mi
Peru PeakS 176°1,041 m3.0 mi
Styles PeakS 178°1,028 m4.4 mi
Ludlow MountainENE 64°1,012 m10.6 mi
Bromley MountainS 179°1,000 m7.6 mi
Mount AeolusSW 216°978 m8.3 mi
South MountainENE 73°968 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1219:5320:36
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172128405361666457463424
Precip in3.93.44.14.04.15.04.54.64.05.23.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1461427 — South Buckball Peak, Rutland County, Vermont.

OpenStreetMap element node/356555275

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