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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 1,227 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Frolictown Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019360)

Wikidata Q31618561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1227 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.15871, -83.03986

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Frolictown Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Granny Burrell Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Coolidge Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Packs Falls: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.7 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 4.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.1 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 16
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.5 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.3 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 16.5 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 12.8 mi
  • Chalice: 13.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.2 mi
  • Wi: 13.2 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.8 mi
  • North Beach: 23.3 mi
  • South Beach: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainESE 120°1,452 m3.7 mi
Cold MountainE 80°1,414 m3.1 mi
Bear MountainW 280°1,406 m2.4 mi
Glassyrock MountainW 281°1,404 m3.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW 199°1,401 m4.1 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE 134°1,392 m2.0 mi
Hogback MountainSE 134°1,386 m2.0 mi
Laurel KnobWSW 251°1,380 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019360 — Buck Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806775

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