Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 901 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 901 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 22 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 23 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 23 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Knob: 0.3 mi
- Propst Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Icy Knob: 0.7 mi
- Skull Knob: 0.8 mi
- Krunkleton Knob: 1.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 1.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.5 mi
- Simpson Field: 7.4 mi
- Carbon City Park: 7.9 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 7.9 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 4.1 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 9.3 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.3 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.4 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.8 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.2 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 23.4 mi
- Across the Grain: 23.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.5 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 9.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Observation Deck: 19.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 11.9 mi
- Boat beach: 11.9 mi
- Fox Den: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WSW 241° | 918 m | 0.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 93° | 907 m | 0.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 262° | 905 m | 0.6 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 38° | 886 m | 2.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | SE 127° | 882 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 104° | 874 m | 1.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ESE 112° | 870 m | 2.4 mi |
| Skull Knob | S 174° | 869 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357769592
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 25 mi
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