Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 1,236 m in North Carolina. Yellow Face stands 1,833 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayehutta OHV Trail System, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4457804.
Wikidata Q31618600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,236 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moses Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Catamount Falls: 3.1 mi
- Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Chastine Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 3.6 mi
- Bocce courts: 4.6 mi
- Bryson Park: 4.6 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 4.7 mi
- Webster River Access Point: 4.7 mi
- Rocky Face: 1.3 mi
- Parker Knob: 1.6 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hooper Knob: 2.0 mi
- Catamount Gap: 3.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 3.7 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 5.0 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 5.1 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 7.1 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 11.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 13.4 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 13.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 0.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 3.9 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 6.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 9.9 mi
- Chalice: 3.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 3.3 mi
- Ear: 4.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 4.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 4.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 13.3 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 15.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 21.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 18.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.6 mi
- Judson: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Face | N 357° | 1,833 m | 7.0 mi |
| Old Bald | ENE 71° | 1,760 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,751 m | 6.8 mi |
| Steestachee Bald | NE 51° | 1,736 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Bald | NE 46° | 1,698 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wesner Bald | NE 45° | 1,683 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lost Knob | ENE 75° | 1,660 m | 5.9 mi |
| Laurel Patch Bald | NE 55° | 1,650 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019365 — Buck Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806784
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