Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Buck Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.37491, -120.37270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Mountain

• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Salt Springs Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~27 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lower Bear River Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~29 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~30 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · lake · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~44 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buck Mountain

• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~54 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~60 km · Must-see

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