Buck Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31618755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 673 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Devil's Head · 14 mi
- Opera Box · 14 mi
- Vista Rock · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Little Warrior Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Humes Mountain: 1.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cedar Cliff: 0.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 6.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 11.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- 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
- Pollinator Garden: 8.8 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.0 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Asia Garden: 22.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 14.3 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 14.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NE 50° | 986 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 175° | 978 m | 4.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NE 52° | 940 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 206° | 921 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 1° | 918 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | SSW 192° | 893 m | 4.6 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | W 277° | 892 m | 7.9 mi |
| Evans Mountain | WSW 243° | 853 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806799
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- Asheville · 28 mi
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