Buck Rock Lookout
Located in the Sequoia National Forest, Buck Rock Lookout sits perched atop a granite dome and offers a breathtaking view of the Great Western Divide and other spectacular high mountain peaks of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Access to the top is via a series of stair flights (consisting of 172 steps) suspended from the side of the rock. The current lookout building was constructed in 1923 and is historically significant as a representation of the earliest 4-A style live-in cabs of which there are only three in existence in the world today.
Why is the lookout named Buck Rock? Legend has it that if you look at the rock from a certain angle, you can see the profile of an Indian warrior. In times gone by, we use to call male Indians “bucks” – thus the name. Native Americans referred to the rock as “Finger Rock”.
Points of Interest
Location |
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Boole Tree |
Buck Rock Lookout |
Converse Basin Grove |
Delilah Lookout |
Indian Basin Grove |
Junction View |
Marble Mountain View |
McGee Overlook |
Nearby Camping
Location | Campsites | Reservations | Toilets | Showers | Elevation |
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Dorst Creek - Sequoia National Park | 218 | 6,751 ft | |||
Azalea - Kings Canyon National Park | 110 | 6,532 ft | |||
Convict Flat | 5 | 3,143 ft | |||
Sunset - Kings Canyon National Park | 157 | 6,537 ft | |||
Lily Pad | 15 | 6,553 ft | |||
Tenmile | 13 | 5,819 ft | |||
Buck Rock | 5 | 7,730 ft | |||
Princess | 88 | 5,868 ft | |||
Eastern Big Meadow Road | 24 | 7,622 ft | |||
Buckeye Flat - Sequoia National Park | 28 | 2,828 ft | |||
Lodgepole - Sequoia National Park | 214 | 6,726 ft | |||
Upper Stony Creek | 18 | 6,521 ft | |||
Eshom | 23 | 4,843 ft | |||
Potwisha - Sequoia National Park | 43 | 2,101 ft | |||
Landslide | 9 | 5,772 ft | |||
Stony Creek | 49 | 6,425 ft | |||
Crystal Springs - Kings Canyon National Park | 36 | 6,618 ft | |||
Hume Lake | 74 | 5,274 ft |
Weather Forecast
Nearby Streamflow Levels
Gauge | Streamflow |
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Hot C A Flume Nr Mammoth Lakes Ca
USGS 10265150 |
62 cfs |
Marble Fork Kaweah R Ab Horse C Nr Lodgepole Ca
USGS 11206820 |
73 cfs |
Deer C Nr Fountain Springs Ca
USGS 11200800 |
64 cfs |
Mf San Joaquin R Nr Mammoth Lakes Ca
USGS 11224000 |
381 cfs |
Sf Tule R Nr Reservation Bndry Nr Porterville Ca
USGS 11204100 |
119 cfs |
Nf Willow C Nr Sugar Pine Ca
USGS 11242400 |
416 cfs |
Sf Tule R Nr Cholollo Campground Nr Porterville Ca
USGS 11203580 |
67 cfs |