Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buck Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buck Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.44183, -118.28049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Mountain

• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~46 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~62 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buck Mountain

• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~130 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~131 km · Must-see

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