Buzzards Roost
Buzzards Roost rises to 535 m in Tennessee. Alpine Mountain stands 574 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Reynolds Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 535 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Reynolds Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Wright Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Frogge Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Stephens Point: 3.7 mi
- Jane Point: 6.4 mi
- Tar Gap Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Tom's Gap: 7.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 7.5 mi
- Mark Twain City Park: 5.2 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 5.4 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 5.4 mi
- Allardt Park: 9.4 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- East Point Marina: 6.5 mi
- East Fork Stables: 8.4 mi
- good landing beach: 8.6 mi
- Sunset Marina: 9.4 mi
- launch site for kayak: 9.6 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 16.4 mi
- Diocese Arch: 19.3 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 21.1 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 21.3 mi
- Etta's Arch: 21.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 5.1 mi
- Old Jail: 5.1 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 5.5 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 13.5 mi
- Overton County Museum: 18.7 mi
- Angel Falls: 19.9 mi
- Handcock Falls: 21.9 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 18.5 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 13.5 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 18.6 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Buzzards Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Mountain | WSW 239° | 574 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cub Mountain | SSW 213° | 567 m | 15.1 mi |
| Egypt Knob | SW 225° | 554 m | 11.6 mi |
| Skinner Mountain | SSW 212° | 550 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Knob | SW 218° | 547 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | SW 225° | 545 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Horse Pound | SSW 192° | 543 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wright Mountain | NE 38° | 541 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1279231 — Buzzards Roost, Fentress County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356791768
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