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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
1,227 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: 18
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: 6
  • Ear: 12.8 mi
  • Chalice: 13.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.2 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 6
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 MountainESE1,452 m3.7 mi
Cold MountainE1,414 m3.1 mi
Bear MountainW1,406 m2.4 mi
Glassyrock MountainW1,404 m3.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW1,401 m4.1 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE1,392 m2.0 mi
Hogback MountainSE1,386 m2.0 mi
Laurel KnobWSW1,380 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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