Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 893 m in North Carolina. Cosby Knob stands 1,585 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Longarm Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31619412, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 893 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 17.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 16 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 17 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Longarm Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bills Knob: 2.2 mi
- High Knob Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Wildcat Top: 2.8 mi
- Harmon Den Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 7.6 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Dog walking: 13.0 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 13.1 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 15.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 8.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Vann Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 14.1 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 15.5 mi
- Masonic Monument: 16.1 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 19.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 12.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 17.9 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 18.8 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 19.2 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 20.1 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 2.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 5.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 5.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 11.0 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 16.1 mi
- Shook Museum: 16.4 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 21.7 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 23.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 3.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 8.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 16.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.9 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 15.5 mi
- Berm Park: 20.1 mi
- Selu Statue: 24.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 24.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 12.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Wasp: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosby Knob | W 262° | 1,585 m | 8.0 mi |
| Indian Knob | SW 221° | 1,562 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sunup Knob | W 270° | 1,534 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | W 281° | 1,502 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mary Knob | E 99° | 1,440 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | W 271° | 1,417 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 94° | 1,408 m | 7.3 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | NE 54° | 1,407 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806875
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 30 mi
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