Buck Hollow Mountain
Buck Hollow Mountain rises to 453 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Earl Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31618495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 453 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 20.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 28 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 28 mi
- Opera Box · 28 mi
- Devil's Head · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casar Park: 7.8 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 9.9 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.0 mi
- Volleyball: 10.0 mi
- Activity Field: 10.2 mi
- Earl Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lisenberry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Jim Long Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.4 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.6 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Bechtler House: 14.3 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 14.4 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 4.8 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 5.4 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 6.0 mi
- Caboose: 10.5 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 15.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 19.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 13.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.5 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.8 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.7 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 24.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.6 mi
- Boat beach: 18.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Globe: 22.9 mi
- Fox Den: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Buck Hollow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | N 1° | 918 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | N 8° | 907 m | 8.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | N 2° | 905 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | N 6° | 901 m | 8.2 mi |
| Benn Knob | NE 50° | 882 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NNE 19° | 874 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNE 22° | 870 m | 7.8 mi |
| Skull Knob | N 7° | 869 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357800447
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 29 mi
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