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Buckeye Mountain

Buckeye Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckeye Mountain rises to 1,000 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the south-southeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31421902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1000 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65259, -84.20908

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Green Space: 8.1 mi
  • Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
  • Big Canoe Playfield Park: 14.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
  • Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Long Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Noontootla Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Little Rock Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Amicalola Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 5.0 mi
  • Bert's Farm: 7.5 mi
  • Hillcrest Orchards: 9.7 mi
  • Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 10.8 mi
  • Tasting Room: 13.7 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 6
  • Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 19.4 mi
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
  • McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 14.3 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Buckeye Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springer MountainSSE 154°1,148 m2.0 mi
Ball MountainSE 139°1,109 m2.1 mi
Black MountainS 175°1,100 m2.7 mi
Hawk MountainE 81°1,089 m3.9 mi
Wolfpen MountainNW 309°1,069 m8.2 mi
Frozen KnobENE 68°1,039 m5.5 mi
High HouseNW 318°1,038 m2.3 mi
Frosty MountainSSW 194°1,033 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:49
June solstice06:2520:1620:54
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4116:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586572767570594943
Precip in5.55.05.95.14.34.95.34.64.24.04.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331269 — Buckeye Mountain, Fannin County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716646

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