Buzzard Roost
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
- 9.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 19.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 20 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 20 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 21 mi
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Top: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Raines Knob: 2.4 mi
- Baker Knob: 2.4 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 1.3 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 11.3 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.8 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 19.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 4.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Cat Stairs: 12.7 mi
- Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 13.4 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 20.1 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 20.6 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 20.6 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 21.1 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 21.1 mi
- 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
- Cosby Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 6.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 7.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 7.8 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bear: 20.2 mi
- Fish: 21.8 mi
- Dolly Parton: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Statue: 22.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 23.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 0.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 21.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 21.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 24.8 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 23.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 19.4 mi
- Wasp: 13.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inadu Knob | SSW 211° | 1,814.36 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Sterling | SSE 163° | 1,780.95 m | 8.9 mi |
| Camel Hump Knob | SSW 201° | 1,585.36 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cosby Knob | S 188° | 1,585.1 m | 6.7 mi |
| Snake Den Mountain | SW 214° | 1,578.72 m | 7.3 mi |
| Inadu Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,578.03 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ross Knob | SSW 193° | 1,549.16 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sunup Knob | S 181° | 1,534.24 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884244
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