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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 1,109 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Bearpen Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Little Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31618677, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1109 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.14402, -81.75650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Green Mountain Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Otter Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • China Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 2.2 mi
  • The Park at Seven Devils: 2.4 mi
  • Otter Falls Park: 2.9 mi
  • Blowing Rock Pool: 4.1 mi
  • Broyhill Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Jessie: 4.4 mi
  • The Gardener: 4.4 mi
  • The Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Yosef the Mountain Man: 6.3 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 1.3 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.7 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.0 mi
  • Stack Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 4.3 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 6.5 mi
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Historic Dam Site: 7.6 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 6.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 4.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.4 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.5 mi
  • Elk Shoals: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakSW 233°1,804 m3.7 mi
Beech MountainWNW 292°1,663 m7.5 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechWNW 292°1,652 m7.5 mi
Sugar MountainWSW 259°1,585 m6.8 mi
Hanging RockW 280°1,582 m3.8 mi
Flattop MountainWSW 251°1,502 m6.2 mi
Rocky KnobNW 309°1,502 m6.4 mi
Peak MountainWSW 258°1,473 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340505764686761514234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806795

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