Buffalo Mountain
Buffalo Mountain rises to 780 m in Tennessee. Hatmaker Knob stands 976 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is View Tree Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31664418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 780 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- View Tree Knob: 0.6 mi
- Little Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Braden Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 2.7 mi
- Ned Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Flat Creek Park: 8.1 mi
- Winfield City Park: 8.3 mi
- Oneida City Park: 8.3 mi
- Field at Oneida City Park: 8.3 mi
- Highschool Park: 9.9 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Jakes Hole Overlook: 15.6 mi
- Devil's Slot: 16.4 mi
- Needles Eye: 16.9 mi
- Devils Jump: 17.8 mi
- Civil War: 15.4 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 19.8 mi
- Convict Lease System: 19.8 mi
- Fort Anderson: 19.8 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 15.0 mi
- Diocese Arch: 16.5 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 17.7 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 19.2 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 19.8 mi
- Winona General Store: 7.0 mi
- Train Cars: 9.3 mi
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 21.0 mi
- Abandoned Train: 21.0 mi
- Twin Arch South: 21.5 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 9.8 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 14.4 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 19.9 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 22.8 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 23.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 16.2 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 20.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 22.2 mi
- Debord Falls: 22.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 18.3 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.8 mi
- Koger Spring: 21.4 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatmaker Knob | SSE 158° | 976 m | 12.5 mi |
| Grissel Knob | SSE 155° | 973 m | 12.3 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | SSE 147° | 953 m | 9.4 mi |
| Massengale Mountain | SSE 164° | 936 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pine Bald | SSE 151° | 935 m | 11.2 mi |
| Adkins Mountain | SSE 152° | 918 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSE 151° | 892 m | 9.7 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | E 97° | 859 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:21 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356774320
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