Buck Bald
Buck Bald rises to 710 m in Tennessee. Hazelnut Knob stands 1,136 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coker Creek Falls (4) 45, a waterfall 2.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 710 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 17 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powerhouse Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Towee Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Lost Creek Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Hiwassee State Scenic River: 9.1 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Peels High Top: 3.6 mi
- Peels Top: 4.6 mi
- McCulley Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Ditney Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 2.7 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bald River Falls: 11.7 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 7.0 mi
- Garden Tomb: 7.0 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 7.0 mi
- Fields of the Wood: 7.1 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 13.0 mi
- Company A: 14.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- White Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 11.4 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 14.0 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 18.8 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 22.6 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 7.2 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Parksville Beach: 18.7 mi
- Shady Beach: 20.3 mi
- Poop Island: 25.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.6 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Buck Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelnut Knob | ENE 72° | 1,136 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nit Top | ENE 71° | 1,112 m | 9.2 mi |
| Waucheesi Mountain | NE 50° | 1,105 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cantrell Top | NE 51° | 1,100 m | 6.5 mi |
| Joe Top | E 82° | 1,024 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Frog Mountain | SW 216° | 1,017 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | SW 216° | 1,016 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rose Top | ENE 76° | 1,015 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:50 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884195
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