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Buzzards Roost

Buzzards Roost, a peak in Tennessee
Buzzards Roost, a peak in TennesseeMike Tilley · CC BY 3.0

Buzzards Roost rises to 473 m in Tennessee. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Face Rock, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31692613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
473 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68054, -85.36707

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Spencer City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Latimer Scout Reservation: 9.4 mi
  • Bledsoe County Ball Park: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
Attractions: 10
  • Whale Face Rock: 1.1 mi
  • George's Hole: 1.8 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 12.9 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 17.2 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 17.6 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 23.6 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 23.7 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 1.8 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Buzzards Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jakes MountainSW 214°670 m12.6 mi
Wolfpen MountainSSW 202°664 m15.0 mi
Wright MountainSSW 193°649 m7.5 mi
Black MountainSSW 208°649 m13.1 mi
Hitchcox MountainSSW 195°647 m8.7 mi
Smartt MountainSSW 208°645 m8.1 mi
Bonner KnobSSW 208°644 m14.2 mi
Pink KnobSSW 194°641 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:2719:2320:01
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4815:5316:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10246767959

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