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Buchanan Mountain

Buchanan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buchanan Mountain rises to 1,011 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1011 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81623, -81.32983

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.4 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 24.6 mi
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Chestnut Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Big Pinnacle: 16.3 mi
  • Listening Rock: 16.9 mi
  • New River Outdoor Adventures: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Wooly: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Buchanan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockSSE 157°1,418 m11.4 mi
Buck MountainSSE 157°1,417 m11.4 mi
Iron MountainS 180°1,359 m4.7 mi
Canadays RidgeS 185°1,320 m4.4 mi
High KnobSSE 158°1,266 m6.1 mi
Big RidgeSSE 153°1,259 m10.1 mi
Straight MountainSW 215°1,256 m7.2 mi
Razor RidgeSSW 197°1,250 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581754

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