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Buzzard Knob

Buzzard Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Knob rises to 526 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rutledge City Park, a park 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31665201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
526 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26787, -83.50879

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rutledge City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Friendship Park: 1.0 mi
  • Grainger County Park: 4.4 mi
  • Buffalo School Park: 4.7 mi
  • Kidwell Ridge Boat Launch: 7.6 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 10
  • Old Lee Highway: 6.4 mi
  • Clinchdale Farm: 6.8 mi
  • Bean Station Original Site: 8.7 mi
  • Netherton Campus Gate: 10.3 mi
  • Rocky Summit: 11.4 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tri-State Point: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Buzzard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainENE 67°808 m19.9 mi
Joppa MountainW 264°745 m6.9 mi
Sharp MountainN 10°694 m12.2 mi
Short MountainNNE 32°678 m20.7 mi
Donehew HeadWSW 249°643 m11.3 mi
House MountainSW 233°629 m18.0 mi
Henderson KnobN 359°625 m14.6 mi
Rogers High PointENE 74°567 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:1820:1720:56
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4216:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586674777670604841
Precip in4.44.54.44.53.64.35.03.03.12.73.64.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown WFO, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791732

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