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Buzzards Roost

Buzzards Roost, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.47173, -85.00745

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 51
Parks: 23
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Natural arches: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Angel Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Handcock Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Town Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Standing Stone State Park: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.0 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
Alpine MountainWSW 239°574 m14.5 mi
Cub MountainSSW 213°567 m15.1 mi
Egypt KnobSW 225°554 m11.6 mi
Skinner MountainSSW 212°550 m6.9 mi
Bear KnobSW 218°547 m15.6 mi
The Horse PoundSSW 192°543 m15.4 mi
Wright MountainNE 38°541 m2.5 mi
King MountainSW 233°541 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1818:52
June solstice05:2319:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:4916:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846556471747467564638
Precip in5.04.95.55.55.35.55.34.64.03.24.16.3

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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