Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 467 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Citico Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31665096, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 467 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 15 mi
- Whig Cove · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Citico Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Ballplay Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Pictured Pine Knob: 2.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stratton Knob: 2.6 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Citico Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 9.5 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 11.4 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Morton Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 2.4 mi
- Chota Monument: 2.8 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 7.6 mi
- McGhee: 8.3 mi
- Morganton: 10.5 mi
- Greenback Castle: 6.9 mi
- Tree of Shame: 10.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 15.6 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 15.7 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 19.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 7.8 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 16.1 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 17.3 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 19.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 18.0 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 21.8 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 17.5 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.1 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.1 mi
- Herron Spring: 24.2 mi
- Calderwood: 6.3 mi
- Proctor: 20.7 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 14.0 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 15.4 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | E 98° | 1,505.1 m | 12.4 mi |
| Parson Bald | E 101° | 1,441.65 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rockstack | SSE 159° | 1,335 m | 11.0 mi |
| High Point | E 94° | 1,328.6 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | SSE 161° | 1,321 m | 9.8 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SSE 158° | 1,319 m | 11.6 mi |
| Brush Mountain | S 170° | 1,218 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ikes Peak | S 171° | 1,155 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356791745
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