Buncombe Hill
Buncombe Hill rises to 603 m in Tennessee. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Springs Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31664598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 603 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 24.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 25.9 mi off the Mission Crossing
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Springs Park: 1.5 mi
- Stage Road Park: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Mountain Park: 3.5 mi
- Lincoln Park: 3.6 mi
- Mill Spring Park: 3.8 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Point: 3.5 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 3.5 mi
- Cherokee Knob: 3.5 mi
- Stony Point: 7.9 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 8.9 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Moody Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Carillion: 3.6 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- WWII Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Massengill Monument: 9.0 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 11.5 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 11.7 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 11.7 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 12.3 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 3.9 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 4.0 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 4.8 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 4.8 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 16.6 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 17.1 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 20.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Junaluska: 4.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 25.0 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 16.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 13.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 13.6 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Buncombe Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | SE 145° | 1,579 m | 11.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SE 135° | 1,359 m | 13.2 mi |
| Beauty Spot | SSE 157° | 1,347 m | 11.3 mi |
| Loggy Knob | SE 137° | 1,294 m | 13.6 mi |
| Piney Ball | SE 136° | 1,288 m | 12.6 mi |
| Big Ball | SE 141° | 1,254 m | 12.2 mi |
| Clarke Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,250 m | 13.6 mi |
| Valhalla Dome | SSE 149° | 1,226 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| 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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884222
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 5 mi
- Elizabethton · 11 mi
- Kingsport · 20 mi
- Bristol · 26 mi
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