Buzzard Roost Mountain
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
- 5.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poor Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Wells Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 3.6 mi
- Yellow Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lohr's Falls: 2.2 mi
- Riley Moore Falls: 2.9 mi
- Isaqueena Falls: 3.0 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 3.0 mi
- 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
- Cobbs Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 5.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 6.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 9.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.1 mi
- 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
- All In: 17.6 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 18.0 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 18.1 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 18.1 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 19.6 mi
- The Catstairs: 19.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 4.0 mi
- Howard's Rock: 17.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 20.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 22.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 19.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.6 mi
- South Beach: 12.8 mi
- North Beach: 13.6 mi
- East Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 13.1 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 16.7 mi
- South: 12.8 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 18.9 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 20.6 mi
- Burton: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain | WNW 302° | 888 m | 12.4 mi |
| Big Mountain | N 360° | 875 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pollywah Knob | NW 318° | 793 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Stakey Mountain | N 2° | 790 m | 10.1 mi |
| Oakey Top | NNW 339° | 783 m | 11.0 mi |
| Oakey Top | N 354° | 776 m | 11.8 mi |
| Crane Mountain | N 10° | 771 m | 12.0 mi |
| Russell Mountain | N 349° | 770 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357081983
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