Buckhorn Bald
Buckhorn Bald rises to 1,487 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Bald, a peak 1.4 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31618846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,486.76 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 7 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Slab Falls: 1.4 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 4.4 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 6.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 8.9 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 12.2 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 12.4 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 12.6 mi
- Andrews Bald: 1.4 mi
- Jerry Bald: 1.6 mi
- Fern Knob: 2.1 mi
- Mt. Buckley: 2.7 mi
- Kuwohi: 2.8 mi
- David Monteith Park: 6.7 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 7.2 mi
- MacNeill Park: 7.4 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 7.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 7.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 7.4 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 7.6 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 10.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 11.2 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 8.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 11.2 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Alum Cave: 8.7 mi
- The Jumpoff: 10.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 14.7 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 15.3 mi
- Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 5.9 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 12.1 mi
- Bear: 13.3 mi
- Fish: 18.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 19.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 11.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 7.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.3 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Buckhorn Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NNE 13° | 2,025 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | N 4° | 2,004 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Love | NNE 17° | 1,956 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Collins | NNE 26° | 1,889 m | 4.8 mi |
| Anakeesta Knob | NE 35° | 1,827 m | 9.3 mi |
| Andrews Bald | NE 39° | 1,801 m | 1.4 mi |
| Balsam Point | NNE 13° | 1,774 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Mingus | NNE 24° | 1,764 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357769415
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