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Buckeye Knob

Buckeye Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buckeye Knob rises to 1,291 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31618806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1291 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.27096, -81.73900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Watauga River Access: 4.4 mi
  • Howards Knob County Park: 4.4 mi
  • Valle Crucis Community Park: 4.6 mi
  • North Street Park: 4.6 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 8.0 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 4.9 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 6.7 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 7.2 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 8.1 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 16
  • Hellbenders: 4.7 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 4.8 mi
  • Time and Honor: 4.8 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 4.9 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 5.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 18.2 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Buckeye Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainNNE 23°1,697 m4.5 mi
Rich MountainNNE 24°1,633 m3.1 mi
Old Field BaldNE 46°1,506 m7.8 mi
Rocky KnobSW 231°1,502 m7.7 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 52°1,490 m6.6 mi
Harmon KnobENE 58°1,466 m2.2 mi
Rittle KnobNE 52°1,463 m5.7 mi
Rich MountainSE 143°1,455 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806809

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