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Buzzard Hill

Buzzard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Hill rises to 862 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Privett Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
862 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59790, -81.21482

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
Waterfalls: 14
  • Incredible Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Widows Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 18.7 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Buzzard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 336°1,418 m5.0 mi
Buck MountainNNW 336°1,417 m5.0 mi
The PinnacleNNE 29°1,380 m5.5 mi
Point Lookout MountainNNE 29°1,380 m5.5 mi
Iron MountainNNW 329°1,359 m12.2 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakN 354°1,356 m4.5 mi
High KnobNNW 336°1,266 m10.3 mi
Big RidgeNNW 344°1,259 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356560555

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