Buzzards Roost
Buzzards Roost rises to 1,074 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Top Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1074 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Mills Gap Overlook · 5 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 6 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sharp Top Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sharps Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Harkening Hill: 1.9 mi
- McFalls Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Montvale Park: 7.0 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 7.8 mi
- Bedford Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Centertown Park: 8.1 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 12.8 mi
- Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike: 13.2 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 14.1 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 8.2 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 15.5 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 19.0 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 19.1 mi
- Poplar Forest Museum: 19.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 4.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 7.9 mi
- Beale Garden: 19.0 mi
- Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Poplar Forest Herb Garden: 19.8 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 8.0 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 12.8 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 14.1 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 14.3 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Rhinoceros: 6.4 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 16.5 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 21.5 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 21.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 22.6 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Explore Park: 18.6 mi
- Carvins Cove: 21.0 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 1.1 mi
- Hunting Spring: 12.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 12.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.5 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 7.3 mi
- Lace Falls: 14.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 11.5 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Howrytown: 15.3 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Buzzards Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | NE 41° | 1,287 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NE 40° | 1,221 m | 9.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 43° | 1,215 m | 2.1 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NE 38° | 1,167 m | 0.3 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NE 48° | 1,157 m | 6.9 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NE 45° | 1,131 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 42° | 1,119 m | 2.5 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,088 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496826 — Buzzards Roost, Bedford County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584375
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