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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019368).

Wikidata Q31618651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
797 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.90094, -82.71347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 31
  • 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
Historic sites: 28
  • 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
Artworks: 16
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 13
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNE1,282 m6.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE1,274 m7.9 mi
Hack KnobNE1,242 m6.4 mi
Round MountainN1,211 m7.1 mi
Frozen KnobE1,201 m6.8 mi
Richland MountainNE1,189 m5.2 mi
Snakeden MountainENE1,183 m6.6 mi
Devil KnobE1,137 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

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

Sources

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

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