Buffalo Rock
Buffalo Rock rises to 513 m in Tennessee. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the south, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31804921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 6.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 20.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cross Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cross Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 0.9 mi
- Paint Rock: 1.7 mi
- Brush Creek Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 2.2 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Dudley Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Kelly Falls: 5.1 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Vann Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.2 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 10.3 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 16.3 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 16.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 6.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 12.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 12.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 14.1 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 16.3 mi
- Doak House Museum: 18.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 22.5 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 23.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 3.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 5.2 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.1 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 14.8 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 23.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 15.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Wasp: 5.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Buffalo Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | S 170° | 1,430 m | 6.8 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | S 190° | 1,407 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | S 175° | 1,406 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 188° | 1,311 m | 8.3 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,311 m | 8.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,290 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | S 184° | 1,276 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hap Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,233 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1641561 — Buffalo Rock, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356888357
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