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Buckeye Mountain

Buckeye Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckeye Mountain rises to 1,074 m in Georgia. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Bluff, a cliff 1.9 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31579727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.92897, -84.58465

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 18
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 12.8 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 13.2 mi
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 15.4 mi
  • Red Apple Barn: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 3.0 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 7.1 mi
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 7.1 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 7.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Buckeye Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainNNE 32°1,276 m5.9 mi
Cowpen MountainSSE 168°1,264 m2.8 mi
Bald MountainSSW 209°1,222 m5.1 mi
ChimneytopNNE 31°1,137 m6.9 mi
Little Bald MountainSSW 212°1,126 m5.7 mi
Grassy MountainSW 226°1,125 m6.7 mi
Three Forks MountainSSE 162°1,101 m3.6 mi
Flat Top MountainSE 137°1,094 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1920:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358716653

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