- Elevation, modelled
- 555 m
- Tallest summit within 11.5 miles
- Mulatto Mountain1,306 m · 11.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2091, -81.3968
Buck Mountain Community Pond is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 555 m. Mulatto Mountain stands 1,306 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is OutDoor Activity Center (OAC), a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Buck Mountain Community Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulatto Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,306 m | 11.3 mi |
| Tomkins Knob | WNW 296° | 1,245 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fire Scale Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,172 m | 5.5 mi |
| Nettle Knob | NNW 332° | 1,147 m | 10.0 mi |
| Frenches Knob | NNW 341° | 1,147 m | 11.4 mi |
| Benge Knob | NNW 337° | 1,125 m | 5.0 mi |
| Henson Mountain | NW 320° | 1,100 m | 6.0 mi |
| Laurence Knob | WNW 291° | 1,087 m | 11.1 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 5.9 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 12.6 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lewis Fork Overlook · 4 mi
- The Lump Overlook · 5 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls · 5 mi
- Elk Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- OutDoor Activity Center (OAC): 0.2 mi
- Staghorn Falls: 0.5 mi
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: 5.9 mi
- New River Park: 7.5 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 9.1 mi
- Miller Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Flint Knob: 2.8 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Knob: 3.8 mi
- The Cascades: 4.3 mi
- Amadehy Falls: 5.1 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls: 5.3 mi
- Dugger Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 9.1 mi
- Founders Bell: 15.6 mi
- Founders Mall: 15.7 mi
- Aspire: 15.8 mi
- Tetness, the Polar Bear: 15.8 mi
- Transit Candy: 15.8 mi
- Cool Springs Baptist Church: 4.4 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Spring House: 4.5 mi
- Mystery House: 14.1 mi
- Mystery Hill: 14.2 mi
- Forestry Center: 5.9 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 14.2 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 15.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 13.9 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 15.7 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 16.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 18.6 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 19.6 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Devils Garden: 22.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 23.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 24.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 11.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 17.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Kerr Scott Resv, 11 mi away.
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