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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 1,088 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019367)

Wikidata Q31618638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1088 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.86844, -82.56680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 3.2 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 3.4 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 8.9 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 10.6 mi
  • Barnard Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Trillium Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Needles Falls: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Moye Rest: 5.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 8.2 mi
  • US Constitution: 8.2 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Friends: 15.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 15.3 mi
  • Stream: 15.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 15.3 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Gardens: 15
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 19.6 mi
  • Terrace garden: 19.7 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Overlook Access: 17.5 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 18.4 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobNNE 33°1,492 m7.3 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNE 41°1,452 m7.3 mi
Firescald MountainNE 46°1,442 m8.2 mi
Lower Haw KnobNNE 32°1,401 m5.4 mi
Lick RockNNW 343°1,393 m8.0 mi
High RockN 355°1,359 m6.7 mi
High PeakNE 51°1,345 m7.0 mi
Peter Cove MountainN 355°1,264 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806790

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