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Buck Mountain

Buck Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Mountain rises to 894 m in North Carolina. Little Bald Mountain stands 1,611 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31618705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
894 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.35345, -82.65957

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 3.8 mi
  • High Falls: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Etowah Park: 5.0 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 5.9 mi
  • Mills River Park: 6.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.7 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.6 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 7.4 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 15
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.4 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 8.0 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 8.8 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.0 mi
  • M1: 9.4 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 14.3 mi
  • Berm Park: 14.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.2 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 16.3 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 8.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Buck Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bald MountainNW1,611 m6.1 mi
Big BaldWNW1,588 m6.5 mi
Johnson KnobNW1,337 m5.0 mi
Funneltop MountainWNW1,288 m3.7 mi
Clawhammer MountainWSW1,241 m4.9 mi
Rich Gap MountainNNW1,230 m4.4 mi
Rich MountainWNW1,195 m2.6 mi
Black MountainNNW1,185 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019373 — Buck Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806800

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