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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 673 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31618755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
673 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.22900, -82.29817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Shoals: 0.5 mi
  • Melrose Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Melrose Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Big Fall Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Little Bradley Falls: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Harmon Field: 2.8 mi
  • McCreery Park: 2.9 mi
  • Rogers Park: 3.4 mi
  • Depot Garden Park: 3.6 mi
  • Woodland Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 3.5 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.2 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 7.0 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 10.9 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.0 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.3 mi
Museums: 16
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 5.8 mi
  • House of Flags: 5.9 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 14
  • Orange Bear: 8.2 mi
  • Maria: 12.9 mi
  • Globe: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.3 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • 3: 21.0 mi
  • 2: 21.0 mi
  • 4: 21.0 mi
  • 1: 21.0 mi
  • 5: 21.0 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakNE 50°986 m4.0 mi
Hogback MountainS 175°978 m4.0 mi
White Oak MountainNE 52°940 m6.0 mi
Rich MountainSSW 203°922 m5.5 mi
Bryant MountainSSW 206°921 m6.5 mi
Cliffield MountainN 1°918 m7.8 mi
Hoghead MountainSSW 192°893 m4.6 mi
McAlpine MountainW 277°892 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806799

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