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Buzzard Mountain

Buzzard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Mountain rises to 842 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Slicking Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31426622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
842 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.07262, -82.71235

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Slicking Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Jane Cantrell Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Green Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Spring Bluff Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Graveley Falls: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 2.4 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
  • Champion Park: 8.1 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 9.7 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 7.6 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 9.7 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 9.7 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 47
Museums: 20
Gardens: 20
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
  • English Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 18.4 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 5.3 mi
  • M1: 11.0 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 13.2 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.2 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • South: 21.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.3 mi
  • North Beach: 19.8 mi
  • South Beach: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Buzzard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainW 262°1,087 m3.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 243°1,063 m3.4 mi
Middle MountainNNE 13°1,044 m4.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainSSW 212°1,041 m3.2 mi
Indian Camp MountainW 281°1,027 m4.6 mi
Coldbranch MountainNE 51°1,016 m2.7 mi
Slicking MountainNNE 32°1,013 m1.7 mi
Bradford MountainNE 43°1,011 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231114 — Buzzard Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095808

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