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Buck Ridge

Buck Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Ridge rises to 1,189 m in North Carolina. Hump Mountain stands 1,688 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Ridge Lookout Tower, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31664348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1189 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.25985, -81.93678

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lower Gorge River Access: 3.0 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
  • Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
  • Watauga Gorge River Access: 4.9 mi
  • Wynn Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Jones Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
Attractions: 26
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 4.6 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 10.2 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 11.2 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 11.6 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 20
  • Hellbenders: 14.3 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 14.4 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 14.4 mi
  • The Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Time and Honor: 14.4 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 14.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 4
  • Shanty Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 11.0 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Buck Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hump MountainSSW 207°1,688 m9.3 mi
Beech MountainSSE 149°1,663 m6.0 mi
Little Hump MountainSSW 209°1,662 m10.6 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechSSE 150°1,652 m6.1 mi
Little Hump MountainSSW 209°1,587 m10.3 mi
Sugar MountainSSE 160°1,585 m9.9 mi
Hanging RockSE 139°1,582 m9.6 mi
Rocky KnobSE 128°1,502 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526067706964544437
Precip in4.43.74.34.64.45.25.24.22.93.13.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356843671

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