Clearing On Buck  🖼️

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You can see from this relatively open area why Buck Mountain get's it name. As mountains go, due to it's shallow soils, there is quite a bit of grass, blueberries, and underbrush, for deer to graze on.

Taken on Wednesday September 21, 2011 at Buck Mountain.

Thematic Map: 2023 National Land Cover Dataset - Adirondack Park

More about Buck Mountain...

You'll only be going up 1,985 feet in this 4 hour climb from Pilot to the top of Buck Mountain at 2,448 feet. The summit is very rocky with great views all around. Over the lake on a clear day you will see the High Peaks towering to the north.

Map: Buck Mountain
Photo: Rocky Summit of Buck
Photo: Distance to Summit
Photo: South Along Lake George
Photo: Putnam Mountain Now that Fog Has Lifted
Photo: Tree Cover Thins Out As We Climb
Photo: Enebus and Black Mountain
Photo: Escarpment
Photo: Lake George As I Descend
Photo: More Hints of Fall
Photo: Puddle on Summit

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