Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 797 m in North Carolina. Big Knob stands 1,282 m to the northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeypen Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019368)
Wikidata Q31618651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 797 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 11.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 6 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 21 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 22 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkeypen Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sodom Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lonesome Mountain: 1.6 mi
- High Knob: 2.0 mi
- Redoak Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Barnard Park: 4.9 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 9.5 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 2.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.7 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 7.3 mi
- US Constitution: 7.3 mi
- Bill of Rights: 7.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 8.2 mi
- Kelly Falls: 9.2 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 22.9 mi
- Passage: 22.9 mi
- Deco Gecko: 23.0 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 23.0 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 23.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Vann Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 10.5 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Doak House Museum: 19.1 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 19.1 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 19.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 4.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 21.5 mi
- Ironland: 22.9 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Overlook Access: 9.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 10.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 20.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 22.3 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NE 38° | 1,282 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hack Knob | NE 50° | 1,242 m | 6.4 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NE 55° | 1,225 m | 6.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 353° | 1,211 m | 7.1 mi |
| Frozen Knob | E 96° | 1,201 m | 6.8 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NE 56° | 1,189 m | 5.2 mi |
| Snakeden Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,183 m | 6.6 mi |
| Devil Knob | E 83° | 1,137 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019368 — Buck Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806792
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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