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Mt. Buckley

Mt. Buckley, a peak in North Carolina
Mt. Buckley, a peak in North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains National Park from Gatlinburg, TN · Public domain

Mt. Buckley rises to 2,004 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east, 0.4 miles off. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2004.12 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.56215, -83.50616

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Rock Slab Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Little River Upper Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Yanu Branch Cascade: 3.7 mi
  • War Branch Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Jonas Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 8.9 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 10.0 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 10.1 mi
  • Otter: 10.1 mi
Parks: 40
  • David Monteith Park: 9.3 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 9.4 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 9.6 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 9.7 mi
  • Bryson City Island Park: 9.7 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 11
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 8.0 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mt. Buckley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiE 84°2,024.79 m0.4 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopNNE 31°2,009.55 m7.5 mi
Mount Le ConteNNE 31°2,004 m7.5 mi
Cliff TopNNE 29°1,996.55 m7.3 mi
Myrtle PointNNE 34°1,991.56 m7.6 mi
Mount LoveENE 66°1,955.79 m0.8 mi
West PointNNE 25°1,937.31 m7.1 mi
Mount KephartNE 54°1,895.27 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4016:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485662666460504135
Precip in6.86.06.66.06.26.17.35.15.45.45.97.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newfound GAP, 6 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773702

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