Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain rises to 525 m in Tennessee. Egypt Knob stands 554 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens Point, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Frogge Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wright Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Reynolds Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Frogg Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Riley Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Stephens Point: 1.4 mi
- Jane Point: 5.3 mi
- Horseshoe Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Car Hauler Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Round Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 2.9 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 3.0 mi
- Mark Twain City Park: 7.4 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Cordell Hull: 10.9 mi
- East Point Marina: 8.0 mi
- good landing beach: 8.3 mi
- Sunset Marina: 8.6 mi
- launch site for kayak: 8.8 mi
- East Fork Stables: 11.4 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 3.0 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 7.4 mi
- Old Jail: 7.4 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 12.1 mi
- Overton County Museum: 20.1 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 14.7 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 19.3 mi
- Diocese Arch: 19.6 mi
- Etta's Arch: 19.9 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 19.9 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 19.8 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 23.2 mi
- Handcock Falls: 18.7 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.7 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 12.2 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 19.9 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Knob | SW 217° | 554 m | 14.1 mi |
| Skinner Mountain | SSW 203° | 550 m | 9.8 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SE 132° | 541 m | 1.8 mi |
| King Mountain | SW 220° | 541 m | 10.2 mi |
| Golman Mountain | NNW 348° | 536 m | 5.0 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | S 183° | 535 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 243° | 534 m | 14.4 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | SSE 154° | 533 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1269392 — Buck Mountain, Fentress County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356774289
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