Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 862 m in South Carolina. Terrapin Mountain stands 1,357 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Burrells Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31656216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 862 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 4.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 6.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 10 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burrells Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Medlin Mountain: 1.0 mi
- White Rock Knob: 1.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Persimmon Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bee Cove Falls: 0.8 mi
- Hiker's Peril Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Sloan Bridge Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Sloan Bridge Falls: 1.9 mi
- Slatten Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 7.7 mi
- Dixon Park: 7.9 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 1.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 6.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 7.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.8 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 8.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 14.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 14.5 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 14.5 mi
- World of Energy: 15.5 mi
- Ear: 23.6 mi
- All In: 24.0 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 24.1 mi
- Chalice: 24.1 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 24.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.3 mi
- English Garden: 21.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 14.5 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 17.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 17.9 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 21.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 22.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 8.6 mi
- North Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.7 mi
- South Beach: 13.7 mi
- East Beach: 23.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 2.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 20.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- South: 13.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrapin Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,357 m | 5.6 mi |
| Coldsides Mountain | N 350° | 1,218 m | 5.1 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 18° | 1,212 m | 6.7 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,198 m | 4.4 mi |
| Waddle Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,160 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,151 m | 5.9 mi |
| Heady Mountain | N 358° | 1,150 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ellicott Mountain | N 352° | 1,137 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095793
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