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Buckwheat Knob

North Carolina

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Buckwheat Knob is a summit in North Carolina, 4006 ft (USGS 3DEP terrain data). It is reached by the Buckwheat Knob trail, a public trail passing within 150 m of the summit. The trail is 3 miles long with 900 ft of elevation gain.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

4,006 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Buckwheat Knob

North Carolina

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Waynesville 1 E, NC weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan47° high24° low2 days with snow
  2. Feb50° high26° low2 days with snow
  3. Mar57° high32° low1 days with snow
  4. Apr66° high40° low
  5. May73° high48° low
  6. Jun79° high56° low
  7. Jul82° high60° low
  8. Aug80° high59° low
  9. Sep76° high53° low
  10. Oct67° high41° low
  11. Nov57° high31° low
  12. Dec50° high26° low1 days with snow

The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Wolf Ford, North Carolina · 2.9 mi

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Pisgah Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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