Historic site · Tennessee
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower
Buck Ridge Lookout Tower is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,310 m. Hump Mountain stands 1,688 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Stone Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mission Crossing passes 5.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,310 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.26190, -81.95124
- 5.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 13.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 17.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 13 mi
- Calloway Peak · 13 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 13 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Mountaineer Falls: 3.5 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 3.8 mi
- Jones Falls: 4.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Lower Gorge River Access: 3.7 mi
- Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Watauga Gorge River Access: 5.7 mi
- Wynn Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Little Stone Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Buck Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Poga Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stout Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Knob: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 26
- Mountain Magic Resort: 5.4 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 10.4 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 10.8 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 12.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 9.5 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 13.0 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Hayes Bluff: 9.9 mi
- High Point Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Flagpole Point: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Hellbenders: 15.1 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 15.2 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 15.2 mi
- The Rock: 15.2 mi
- Time and Honor: 15.2 mi
Museums: 14
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 6.7 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 12.2 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 13.5 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 16.0 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 10.1 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 11.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 14.9 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.4 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.6 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 11.9 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 13.3 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 15.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 12.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 10.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Buck Ridge Lookout Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hump Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,688 m | 9.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SE 144° | 1,663 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | SE 144° | 1,652 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,587 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,585 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 137° | 1,582 m | 10.3 mi |
| Elk Park 9 | SSW 195° | 1,474 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Bald | NE 51° | 1,420 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356895201
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