Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 1,418 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the south, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1019362).
Wikidata Q31618574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,418 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 15.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 16 mi
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 16 mi
- Caney Fork Overlook · 16 mi
- View Doubletop Mountain (MP 435.3) · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Knob: 0.8 mi
- Hughes Knob: 0.9 mi
- Old Rocky Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Knob: 1.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.8 mi
- Cullowhee Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Hatcher Falls: 2.2 mi
- High Falls: 2.5 mi
- First Falls: 2.5 mi
- Breakbone Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 6.1 mi
- Bocce courts: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.1 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 7.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 7.4 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 11.8 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 11.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Western Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 7.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 7.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 8.3 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 10.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 11.4 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 12.0 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 19.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Ear: 7.0 mi
- Chalice: 7.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 7.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 11.8 mi
- Sylva Mural: 11.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 10.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.2 mi
- Big Spring: 18.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 23.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 22.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Judson: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | S 171° | 1,562 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,503 m | 3.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | S 179° | 1,503 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,502 m | 3.2 mi |
| Old Rocky Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,462 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wolf Knob | WNW 296° | 1,457 m | 0.8 mi |
| Goat Knob | SSE 167° | 1,418 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rough Mountain | S 174° | 1,417 m | 2.3 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 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019362 — Buck Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806779
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