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Buck Knob, North Carolina


Prominence: 400 ft, 122 m

Elevation: 5600+ feet, 1707+ meters


True Isolation: 1.04 mi, 1.68 km
Elevation Info:Elevation range: 5600 - 5640 ft
    (40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation: 5600 ft / 1707 m
    (Range 5600 - 5640 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)35° 33' 1'' N, 83° 8' 21'' W
35.550242, -83.139201 (Dec Deg)
306095 E 3936171 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceNorth Carolina
County/Second Level RegionHaywood
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Lists that contain Buck Knob:
     Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #77)
     North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #68)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 19
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 18)

Selected Trip Reports:
     2012-08-12 by Shannon Dillmore
     2018-05-28 by Chris Gilsdorf
     2018-06-02 by Tom Layton (Unsuccessful)
     2019-10-04 by William Sanderson
     2021-05-21 by Barrett Wood
     2022-05-15 by Dwight Wolf

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Dynamic Map

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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 400 ft/122 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 480 ft/146 m
  Line Parent: Little Bald Knob
  Key Col: Maggot Spring Gap    5200 ft/1585 m
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 1.04 mi/1.68 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 35.5517, -83.1208
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Little Bald Knob  (E)
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Great Smoky Mountains
Range5: Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
Range6: Balsam Mountain
Drainage BasinsPigeon
French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Topo MapBunches Bald O35083e2 1:24,000
Data Source1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map



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