Buck Mountain is the highest mountain in the Wyanockies.
There are many named mountains in the Wyanockies such as Saddle Mountain, Hi-Point, and Carris Hill, but none satisfies our col requirements. Buck Mountain is the reason why.
Buck Mountain is a long north-south ridge in Norvin Green State Park. The ridge is flat, but has interesting rock outcroppings and glacial erratics. The climb up Buck is steep from Otter Hole, but rewards you with good southerly views. Combine Buck Mountain with Wyanockie Torne for a peakbagging two-fer.
| Elevation | 1240 |
| Decimal degrees | 41.0588, -74.3551 |
| County | Passaic |
| Ownership | public |
| Owner | Norvin Green State Forest |
| Topo map | Acme Mapper |
| Nearest higher neighbor | Bearfort Lookout |
Trip Reports
JohnVC on 03/19/2017
Chandler Hart-McGonigle on 12/04/2016
Parked at Otter Hole, followed blue Hewitt-Butler trail heading north, joined Otter Hole trail, veered west onto yellow Wyanokie Crest trail for a while, turned right onto red and white Wyanokie Circular Trail, and turned back onto green Otter Hole trail to eventually retrace our steps back to the parking lot. Great ~4 mile loop with a fun scramble up Buck Mountain early on in the trip.
Michael Gribbin on 08/21/2016
Mary Hauser-Kropa and Jon Kropa on 07/13/2016
Lovely views on the way up - one of my favorite mountains and one of my favorite parks (Norvin Green). Some scrambles during the steep parts which my 6 year old loves!
Lorenzo Linarducci on 06/18/2016
Pictures from Buck Mountain (Wyanokies)
Torne Mountain as seen from Buck Mountain. —Eric Koppel
Taken from a viewpoint on Buck Mountain. —Eric Koppel
Climbing up through deep powder. —Eric Koppel
Rock face on way up —jon
First scenic view point —jon
Second Scenic viewpoint —jon
One of several cairns we found on and around the summit —jon
