Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 1,109 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the southeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Nellies Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31619424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1109 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 8 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nellies Falls: 0.4 mi
- Grandmas Kitchen Falls: 1.1 mi
- Doe Branch Falls: 1.2 mi
- Bonas Defeat Falls: 1.2 mi
- Slickens Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Tritt Knob: 0.5 mi
- Turkey Knob: 0.8 mi
- Fox Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bonas Defeat: 1.0 mi
- Goat Knob: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.2 mi
- Canada Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.7 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.8 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 7.1 mi
- River Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 4.3 mi
- Onion Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 11.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 14.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 16.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.3 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.2 mi
- M1: 16.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 11.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.8 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 15.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.4 mi
- Ear: 11.2 mi
- Chalice: 11.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 11.5 mi
- Wi: 11.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | SE 137° | 1,414 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 230° | 1,406 m | 4.0 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,404 m | 4.8 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | S 171° | 1,392 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 171° | 1,386 m | 4.4 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SSW 206° | 1,380 m | 3.7 mi |
| Neddie Knob | NNE 14° | 1,371 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | S 181° | 1,370 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806874
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