Buzzard Roost
Buzzard Roost rises to 506 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 506 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 1.9 mi
- Welch Knob: 2.5 mi
- McCager Point: 3.2 mi
- Dugger Hill: 3.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 5.6 mi
- Beecher Wallace Homestead: 5.8 mi
- Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.8 mi
- Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 7.3 mi
- Meadow Park Lake: 8.4 mi
- Big Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 4.2 mi
- Virgin Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 14.8 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 16.2 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 16.4 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 17.9 mi
- Copper Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 11.7 mi
- Medley Arch: 12.9 mi
- Brady Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 20.4 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 13.1 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 13.2 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 15.2 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
- Monterey Depot Museum: 19.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.8 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 14.2 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 15.5 mi
- George's Hole: 15.7 mi
- George's Hole: 15.7 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Roadside Table: 24.4 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 24.7 mi
- Dripping Spring: 17.4 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 19.7 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 24.6 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 24.7 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.8 mi
- Sam: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Buzzard Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | ESE 113° | 931 m | 16.0 mi |
| Dorton Knob | ESE 109° | 910 m | 15.5 mi |
| Brady Mountain | ESE 102° | 893 m | 15.5 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | ESE 108° | 893 m | 16.4 mi |
| Worthington Knob | SE 140° | 775 m | 16.6 mi |
| Gort Knob | SE 127° | 774 m | 16.6 mi |
| Walker Knob | SE 132° | 766 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brown Mountain | ESE 102° | 763 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:52 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1279225 — Buzzard Roost, White County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356791750
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