Buchannan Mountain
Buchannan Mountain rises to 513 m in Tennessee, modelled from terrain. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shingle Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 154.838 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 15 mi
- Whig Cove · 17 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shingle Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Stratton Knob: 1.2 mi
- Cockspur Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.3 mi
- Lakey Woods Knob: 3.3 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.8 mi
- Abrams Falls: 8.6 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 8.8 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Morton Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 6.0 mi
- Chota Monument: 6.2 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 10.5 mi
- McGhee: 11.1 mi
- Morganton: 12.9 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 9.1 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 13.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 14.9 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 15.4 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 11.0 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 13.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 17.2 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 20.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 14.3 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 21.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.1 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hardin Spring: 21.1 mi
- Herron Spring: 24.2 mi
- Calderwood: 4.6 mi
- Proctor: 17.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 13.5 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Buchannan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | ESE 107° | 1,505 m | 9.1 mi |
| Parson Bald | ESE 111° | 1,442 m | 8.3 mi |
| Doe Knob | ESE 102° | 1,381 m | 11.5 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | ESE 102° | 1,379 m | 11.3 mi |
| Greer Knob | ESE 104° | 1,362 m | 12.2 mi |
| Forge Knob | ESE 105° | 1,359 m | 10.4 mi |
| Powell Knob | E 99° | 1,354 m | 11.9 mi |
| Rockstack | S 178° | 1,335 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1278785 — Buchannan Mountain, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356790762
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