Peak · North Carolina
Buck Ridge
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.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,189 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.25985, -81.93678
- 5.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 12.9 mi off the Little Parkway
- 13.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.8 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 12 mi
- Calloway Peak · 12 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 13 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
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
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
Peaks
- Little Stone Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Poga Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Ward Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 2.4 mi
- Round Knob: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 0.8 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 9.6 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 13.3 mi
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
- Hayes Bluff: 9.0 mi
- High Point Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 11.4 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 19
- 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
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 6.1 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 12.0 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 13.0 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 15.2 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Potters Truck Stop: 10.9 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 9
- 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
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 14.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 12.5 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
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
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Buck Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hump Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,688 m | 9.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,663 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | SSE 150° | 1,652 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,587 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,585 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 139° | 1,582 m | 9.6 mi |
| Elk Park 9 | SSW 200° | 1,474 m | 8.9 mi |
| Peak Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,473 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flat Springs 1E, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356843671
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