Buzzard Roost Falls
Buzzard Roost Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 503 m. Old Black stands 1,939 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 0.5 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665114, matched on coordinates and name (808 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 39.624 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 16.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 19.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 20 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 20 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 0.5 mi
- Rich Top: 1.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Raines Knob: 2.3 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 11.0 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 18.7 mi
- Parrot Mountain and Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 19.3 mi
- Tennessee Tornado: 19.8 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 5.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 8.7 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 9.2 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 9.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 9.6 mi
- Newport City Park: 10.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 11.5 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 19.6 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 20.1 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 20.2 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 20.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 4.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Cat Stairs: 12.2 mi
- Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 16.3 mi
- Masonic Monument: 19.8 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 20.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 20.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.3 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 6.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 8.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 8.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 13.3 mi
- Bear: 19.7 mi
- Fish: 21.4 mi
- Dolly Parton: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Statue: 22.0 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 23.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 21.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 24.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 24.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 1.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 21.1 mi
- Greenbrier: 13.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 22.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 19.3 mi
- Wasp: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Buzzard Roost Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Black | SSW 210° | 1,939 m | 8.6 mi |
| Inadu Knob | SSW 208° | 1,814 m | 7.5 mi |
| Camel Hump Knob | SSW 198° | 1,585 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cosby Knob | S 185° | 1,585 m | 6.4 mi |
| Snake Den Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,579 m | 6.9 mi |
| Inadu Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,578 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ross Knob | S 190° | 1,549 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sunup Knob | S 176° | 1,534 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,432 | 1,658 | 1,562 | 1,491 | 1,229 | 833 | 750 | 630 | 734 | 598 | 759 | 1,196 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pigeon R BL Power Plant NR Waterville, NC, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/553132095
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