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Buck Knob, North Carolina
Prominence: 120 ft, 37 m
Elevation: 5560+ feet, 1695+ meters
True Isolation: 0.34 mi, 0.55 km
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 5560 - 5600 ft
(40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation
: 5560 ft / 1695 m
(Range 5560 - 5600 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 17' 56'' N, 82° 59' 36'' W
35.298837, -82.993396 (Dec Deg)
318751 E 3908006 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
North Carolina
County/Second Level Region
Jackson
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Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
8
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 8)
Selected Trip Reports:
2020-01-01 by William Sanderson
2021-03-11 by Barrett Wood
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Rock cairn at Buck Knob high point (2020-01-01). Photo by
William Sanderson
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 120 ft/37 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 200 ft/61 m
Key Col
: 5440 ft/1658 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 0.34 mi/0.55 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.295, -82.9975
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Rich Mountain Bald
(SW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Central Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5:
Great Balsam Mountains
Drainage Basins
Tuckasegee
Little Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: National Forests in North Carolina
Topo Map
Sam Knob O35082c8 1:24,000
Data Source
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