Buckeye Knob
Buckeye Knob rises to 974 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Licklog Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31618833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 974 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Licklog Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Slick Falls: 1.5 mi
- Roaring Fork Falls: 3.8 mi
- Narrows Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sams Knob: 1.5 mi
- Chestnutwood Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Knob: 1.8 mi
- Snooks Nose: 2.1 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 4.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Lindley Park: 6.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Greenlee Park: 7.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 7.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 12.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 11.3 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 15.9 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 15.9 mi
- Friends: 15.9 mi
- Stream: 15.9 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 3.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.3 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.8 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 14.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 15.7 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 6.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 7.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Terrace garden: 9.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 11.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 8.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 6.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.9 mi
- Boat beach: 17.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Buckeye Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NW 313° | 2,038 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | NW 319° | 2,023 m | 6.6 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NW 326° | 2,007 m | 7.1 mi |
| Big Tom | NW 321° | 2,002 m | 6.7 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | WNW 290° | 1,981 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | WNW 292° | 1,971 m | 6.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | WNW 286° | 1,946 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hallback | WNW 300° | 1,923 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806808
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