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Buzzard Roost

Buzzard Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Roost rises to 795 m in Tennessee. Old Black stands 1,939 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31665114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
795 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.82510, -83.16960

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 59
Peaks
Waterfalls: 50
  • Buzzard Roost Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
Parks: 35
  • Bryant Town Park: 9.1 mi
  • Irish Cut Road Park: 9.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 9.4 mi
  • Newport City Park: 10.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Park: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 10
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Bear: 20.2 mi
  • Fish: 21.8 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 22.4 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 22.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Vista Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Van Lester Estate: 21.8 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old BlackSSW1,939 m9.0 mi
Inadu KnobSSW1,814 m7.9 mi
Camel Hump KnobSSW1,585 m7.4 mi
Cosby KnobS1,585 m6.7 mi
Snake Den MountainSW1,579 m7.3 mi
Inadu MountainSSW1,578 m7.5 mi
Ross KnobSSW1,549 m7.1 mi
Sunup KnobS1,534 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884244

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