Peak · North Carolina
Buzzard Knob
Buzzard Knob rises to 1,041 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,611 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Stradley Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31619353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1041 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49400, -82.66485
- 2.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- View Chesnut Cove · 3 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 3 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 3 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stradley Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Hickory Top: 0.4 mi
- Little Hickory Top: 0.7 mi
- Biltmore 25: 0.8 mi
- Browns Knob: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 2.1 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 2.4 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 3.2 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Ferin Fire Tower: 2.4 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.3 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 9.3 mi
- Anne Penland: 9.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 2.9 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.1 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.1 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.2 mi
- Stream Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Antler Hill Village: 6.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 6.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.6 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.8 mi
- Ironland: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 7.3 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 7.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.9 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 7.9 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 7.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 9.3 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 9.4 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 9.4 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.5 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.7 mi
- High Rocks: 17.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 15.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 4.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Buzzard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 223° | 1,611 m | 6.7 mi |
| Candler Knob | SW 221° | 1,381 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 221° | 1,363 m | 5.2 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SSW 206° | 1,337 m | 6.6 mi |
| Thompson Knob | WNW 286° | 1,269 m | 6.6 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,246 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,230 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 219° | 1,221 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019453 — Buzzard Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806869
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