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Buzzard Roost Mountain

Buzzard Roost Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Roost Mountain rises to 529 m in South Carolina. Rainy Mountain stands 888 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Poor Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31656285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76621, -83.13738

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • City Park: 3.3 mi
  • City Square: 4.0 mi
  • Kaufmann Square Park: 4.1 mi
  • City Green: 4.2 mi
  • Sertoma Field: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 17
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 3.9 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 3.9 mi
  • Oconee History Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 12.8 mi
  • North Beach: 13.6 mi
  • East Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 12.8 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Buzzard Roost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rainy MountainWNW888 m12.4 mi
Big MountainN875 m12.2 mi
Pollywah KnobNW793 m11.5 mi
Big Stakey MountainN790 m10.1 mi
Oakey TopNNW783 m11.0 mi
Crane MountainN771 m12.0 mi
Russell MountainN770 m9.5 mi
Round TopN764 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414350586774787771604943
Precip in5.44.85.24.84.85.24.96.24.94.64.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357081983

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