Covered bridge · North Carolina
Mountain Springs Lane
Mountain Springs Lane is a covered bridge in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 771 m. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46486, -82.73530
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- View Hominy Valley · 2 mi
- Mills River Overlook · 2 mi
- Mills River Valley Overlook (MP 404.5) · 2 mi
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buzzard Knob: 0.4 mi
- Standhill Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Saw Mountain: 1.3 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.1 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Chestnut Mountain Park: 5.6 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 5.8 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Bridge Park: 6.3 mi
- Berm Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Ferin Fire Tower: 3.5 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 3.6 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Camp John Rock: 12.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 7.1 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 7.4 mi
- Holly Garden: 7.4 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 7.5 mi
- Stream Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 19
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 8.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 10.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 11.1 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Berm Park: 6.0 mi
- Statue of Diana: 11.7 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 11.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 12.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 12.2 mi
Museums: 14
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 8.3 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.3 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 14.1 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 15.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.1 mi
- High Rocks: 17.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 9.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 10.5 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pisgah Picnic: 3.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Mountain Springs Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 204° | 1,744 m | 2.9 mi |
| Fryingpan Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,621 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | S 191° | 1,611 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | S 188° | 1,611 m | 4.0 mi |
| Big Bald | SSW 198° | 1,588 m | 4.9 mi |
| Beech Knob | SSW 206° | 1,547 m | 6.0 mi |
| Twelve O'Clock Top | W 276° | 1,464 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 214° | 1,452 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/694645306
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