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Buffalo Mountain

Buffalo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31427089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1005 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26566, -82.35236

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 30
Cliffs: 29
Waterfalls: 23
  • 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
Museums: 15
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 6
  • 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 areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.9 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Buffalo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Unaka MountainSSE 161°1,579 m9.6 mi
Little Bald KnobSSE 147°1,359 m11.0 mi
Beauty SpotS 174°1,347 m10.3 mi
Elkwallow KnobSSE 153°1,314 m12.1 mi
Loggy KnobSSE 150°1,294 m11.5 mi
Piney BallSSE 149°1,288 m10.5 mi
Piney BaldSE 131°1,277 m12.1 mi
Big BallSSE 155°1,254 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1320:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356888153

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