Upper Buck Mountain
Upper Buck Mountain rises to 116 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Buck Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33152744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 116 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 18.0 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.1 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Buck Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bald Head: 1.5 mi
- Tug Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Ben Tucker Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mopang Stream: 3.0 mi
- Pleasant River Lake: 8.1 mi
- Great Heath Public Reserved Land: 8.5 mi
- Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Pleasant River Community Forest: 11.6 mi
- First Chain Lake Boat Access: 9.1 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 10.4 mi
- Bog Lake Access: 11.3 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 15.5 mi
- Addison Point Park: 16.1 mi
- Jordan Beach: 21.4 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 21.4 mi
- Roque Island Ledge: 22.2 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 22.2 mi
- Rogue Bluffs Beach: 22.6 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 16.3 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Little River Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 7.0 mi
- Long Falls: 17.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 19.3 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 19.4 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 19.4 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 14.5 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 15.1 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 19.3 mi
- Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 23.7 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 14.1 mi
- Gates House Museum: 22.7 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Upper Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | W 275° | 439 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | WNW 286° | 414 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | NW 319° | 335 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 266° | 321 m | 11.2 mi |
| Washington Bald Mountain | NNW 342° | 286 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fifth Lake Mountain | NNW 326° | 278 m | 18.1 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | WNW 299° | 242 m | 5.9 mi |
| Knox Mountain | NNW 336° | 239 m | 13.1 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 | 19:37 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225357
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