Spring · California
Buck Spring
Buck Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,512 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Commissary Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1512 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.81821, -122.72028
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Commissary Spring: 0.8 mi
- Log Spring: 3.0 mi
- Valley View Spring: 3.6 mi
- Dead Mule Spring: 6.0 mi
- Beverly Spring: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Goat Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bear Den: 3.4 mi
- Valley View Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Gunsight: 4.0 mi
- All Top: 4.4 mi
Parks: 7
- Burris Creek Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Buckhorn Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 20.0 mi
- Observation Point Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Eagle Rock: 8.0 mi
- Stony Point: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Plaskett Meadows Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Buck Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Linn | NNW 335° | 2,464 m | 16.7 mi |
| South Yolla Bolly | NNW 333° | 2,420 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hammerhorn Mountain | NW 316° | 2,299 m | 17.6 mi |
| Black Butte | SW 232° | 2,252 m | 10.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 333° | 2,247 m | 15.3 mi |
| Harvey Peak | NNW 328° | 2,221 m | 18.2 mi |
| Anthony Peak | W 279° | 2,115 m | 13.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSW 214° | 2,053 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stony Gorge Rsvr, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2295323654
Day trips start here
- Glenn County · 24 mi
- Corning · 30 mi
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