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Buzzard Knob

Buzzard Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Knob rises to 977 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Springs Lane, a covered bridge 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31619341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
977 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.46455, -82.72902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 35
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 3.2 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 3.7 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Holly Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Stream Garden: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 16
  • Berm Park: 6.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 11.4 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 11.5 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 11.9 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 11.9 mi
Museums: 14
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 3.9 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 0.4 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Buzzard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSSW 210°1,744 m3.1 mi
Fryingpan MountainSSW 207°1,621 m5.5 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSW 197°1,611 m3.0 mi
Little Bald MountainSSW 193°1,611 m4.1 mi
Big BaldSSW 202°1,588 m5.0 mi
Beech KnobSSW 209°1,547 m6.1 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopW 276°1,464 m4.0 mi
Fork MountainSW 219°1,452 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806868

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