Buck Mountain
- 6,421 ft
- summit
- Jul–Aug
- best months
Buck Mountain is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 6,420 ft (1,957 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Squamish, about 20 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Zig-Zag Peak and Mount Wood. Ashlu Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, High Falls (5.5km) Recreation Site and Ashlu Island are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 6,421 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Buck Mountain. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Buck Mountain
How tall is Buck Mountain?
6,421 ft (1,957 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Buck Mountain?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Pelion MountainSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cypress PeakSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount TantalusSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pyroclastic PeakSummit · ~19 min drivePhoto: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount CayleySummit · ~20 min drivePhoto: © Bourrichon (talk) - fr:Bourrichon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Zig-Zag PeakSummit · ~2 min drive
- Mount WoodSummit · ~4 min drive
- Sigurd PeakSummit · ~7 min drive
- Pykett PeakSummit · ~10 min drive
- Cloudburst MountainSummit · ~10 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Sigurd Creek TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- The Mega ShedHut camping · ~9 min drive
Levette LakeCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: Cameron, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Brandywine fallsWaterfall · ~20 min drivePhoto: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Garibaldi Neve TraverseSki touring · ~24 min drivePhoto: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Buck Mountain
Best months: July–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 14°
19 wet
Feb
26° / 13°
15 wet
Mar
29° / 16°
18 wet
Apr
34° / 19°
15 wet
May
42° / 24°
14 wet
Jun
51° / 33°
13 wet
Jul
58° / 39°
9 wet
Aug
59° / 39°
8 wet
Sep
53° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
39° / 25°
18 wet
Nov
26° / 17°
21 wet
Dec
21° / 12°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 5,791 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
