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Buzzard Roost

Buzzard Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Roost rises to 795 m in Tennessee. Inadu Knob stands 1,814 m to the south-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31665114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
795 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.82510, -83.16960

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Waterfalls: 51
  • 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: 36
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 12.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 15.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 19.5 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 20.0 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 20.9 mi
Picnic 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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Inadu KnobSSW 211°1,814.36 m7.9 mi
Mount SterlingSSE 163°1,780.95 m8.9 mi
Camel Hump KnobSSW 201°1,585.36 m7.4 mi
Cosby KnobS 188°1,585.1 m6.7 mi
Snake Den MountainSW 214°1,578.72 m7.3 mi
Inadu MountainSSW 210°1,578.03 m7.5 mi
Ross KnobSSW 193°1,549.16 m7.1 mi
Sunup KnobS 181°1,534.24 m5.5 mi

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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884244

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