Buffalo Knob
Buffalo Knob rises to 459 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31618896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 459 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 24.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.6 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Knob: 1.0 mi
- Carpenter Knob: 1.4 mi
- Brendle Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Queens Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Old Sheep Knob: 4.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 5.0 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 5.3 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 5.4 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Casar Park: 6.7 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- C Grier Beam Truck Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cherryville Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Cherryville Railroad Museum: 14.3 mi
- Little River Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 7.5 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 7.5 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 7.8 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 9.8 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 15.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 16.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 16.8 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 15.6 mi
- Martin Luther: 16.5 mi
- Stone Bench: 24.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 24.7 mi
- Four Trumpets: 24.7 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 15.1 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 20.3 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 21.8 mi
- Caboose: 22.5 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 23.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 9.4 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 24.6 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 24.8 mi
- Fox Den: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.6 mi
- Boat beach: 24.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Buffalo Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Knob | WNW 289° | 907 m | 13.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 288° | 901 m | 13.7 mi |
| Walker Top | WNW 298° | 886 m | 13.2 mi |
| Benn Knob | W 275° | 882 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WNW 289° | 874 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WNW 288° | 870 m | 11.4 mi |
| Skull Knob | WNW 285° | 869 m | 13.4 mi |
| Krunkleton Knob | WNW 293° | 839 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806815
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- Hickory · 16 mi
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