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Buzzard Roost Mountain

Buzzard Roost Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Roost Mountain rises to 468 m in South Carolina. Hickorynut Mountain stands 1,063 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Creek Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31656301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
468 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.94233, -82.84847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Spelunker Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Crosscut Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Pork Chop Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Poe Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 1.2 mi
  • Camp Cedar Creek: 2.7 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 5.7 mi
  • DAR Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Pickens Recreation Center: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Gardens: 10
  • Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
  • English Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 9.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 9.6 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Sandstone Beach: 4.2 mi
  • North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • South Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.2 mi
  • East Beach: 18.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Moody Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Buzzard Roost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickorynut MountainNNE 32°1,063 m8.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainNE 44°1,041 m8.7 mi
Rock MountainNNE 31°1,003 m8.1 mi
Caesars HeadNNE 25°978 m8.6 mi
Roundtop MountainNNE 28°929 m7.8 mi
Flatrock MountainN 5°879 m7.9 mi
ChimneytopNNE 17°852 m8.5 mi
Horse MountainNE 37°845 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1920:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424451606876797872615144
Precip in5.24.54.94.74.05.04.85.14.54.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231115 — Buzzard Roost Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095812

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