Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 653 m. Big Cedar Mountain stands 1,159 m to the east, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Italian Garden, a garden 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1895.
Wikidata Q585521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 14.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad River Overlook · 4 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 4 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 6 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Pine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ducker Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Frady Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Busbee Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Blake Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Karen Cragnolin Park: 1.5 mi
- Amboy Road River Park: 1.5 mi
- Rosebank Park: 1.5 mi
- Carrier Park: 1.6 mi
- Carrier Park: 1.7 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 9.8 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 12.2 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 12.9 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 3.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.5 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 3.5 mi
- Anne Penland: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Italian Garden: 0.8 mi
- Shrub Garden: 0.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 3.5 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 3.6 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 3.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 1.2 mi
- Ironland: 3.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 4.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 8.0 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 1.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 2.1 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 2.1 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 2.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 2.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.7 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 5.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 16.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- High Rocks: 19.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 14.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 19.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Biltmore Estate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cedar Mountain | E 83° | 1,159 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peach Knob | NNE 31° | 1,150 m | 7.7 mi |
| Billy Cove Knob | SW 232° | 1,126 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stradley Mountain | SW 234° | 1,119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hickory Top | SW 234° | 1,119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Butler Mountain | E 100° | 1,086 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNE 28° | 1,074 m | 6.3 mi |
| Busbee Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,063 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bent Creek, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/225454922
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 2 mi
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