Buffalo Mountain
Buffalo Mountain rises to 1,005 m in Tennessee. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Mountain Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 23 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31427089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,005 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 24.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 25.8 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 30.0 mi off the Little Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Tipton-Haynes Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.9 mi
- Powell Square Park: 3.1 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 3.3 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 0.8 mi
- White Rock: 0.9 mi
- Round Knob: 1.2 mi
- Haynes Knob: 1.3 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Carillion: 2.8 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Fort Watauga: 7.7 mi
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 7.7 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Moody Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Stony Point: 9.1 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 9.4 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 12.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 13.0 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 13.7 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 7.1 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 7.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 3.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 3.6 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 13.4 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 16.5 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 18.2 mi
- Junaluska: 4.5 mi
- Rock Bridge: 24.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 24.3 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 24.3 mi
- Stream: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.9 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.9 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Hampton Spring: 10.0 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.8 mi
- Lost Cove: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,579 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SSE 147° | 1,359 m | 11.0 mi |
| Beauty Spot | S 174° | 1,347 m | 10.3 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | SSE 153° | 1,314 m | 12.1 mi |
| Loggy Knob | SSE 150° | 1,294 m | 11.5 mi |
| Piney Ball | SSE 149° | 1,288 m | 10.5 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SE 144° | 1,283 m | 12.5 mi |
| Piney Bald | SE 131° | 1,277 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356888153
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 3 mi
- Elizabethton · 8 mi
- Kingsport · 22 mi
- Bristol · 25 mi
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