Buzzardroost Mountain
Buzzardroost Mountain rises to 1,004 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31619438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,004 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 10 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 11 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Juney Whank Falls: 3.1 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 3.9 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 10.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 10.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.2 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 14.4 mi
- Mine Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Kelly Bennet Peak: 1.6 mi
- Sharp Top: 1.9 mi
- Coburn Knob: 2.8 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 3.4 mi
- David Monteith Park: 2.6 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
- MacNeill Park: 3.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 3.6 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 3.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 3.8 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 9.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.9 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 11.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 15.9 mi
- Alum Cave: 12.1 mi
- The Jump-up: 12.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.8 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Selu Statue: 10.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.4 mi
- Bear: 17.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Buzzardroost Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | N 356° | 2,025 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | N 352° | 2,004 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Love | N 359° | 1,956 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Collins | N 7° | 1,889 m | 8.3 mi |
| Andrews Bald | N 357° | 1,801 m | 5.0 mi |
| Silers Bald | NNW 328° | 1,706 m | 8.0 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NNW 336° | 1,698 m | 7.4 mi |
| High Rocks | WNW 287° | 1,578 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019458 — Buzzardroost Mountain, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806876
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