Nature reserve · North Carolina
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,245 m. Clingmans Peak stands 1,981 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Pinnacle, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975-1-3
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates35.72116, -82.38398
- 1.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 11.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 1 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 1 mi
- Graybeard Mountain View (MP 363.4) · 1 mi
- Lower Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spruce Pinnacle: 0.4 mi
- Big Fork Knob: 0.6 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
- Craggy Dome: 1.4 mi
- Bullhead Mountain: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Welsh Field: 7.0 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 7.5 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 7.7 mi
- Grovemont Park: 7.8 mi
- Youth Center Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 53
- Douglas Falls: 0.5 mi
- Cascades Falls: 0.9 mi
- Walker Falls: 2.9 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 3.1 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Tennis Court: 5.4 mi
- Spring House: 5.4 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 5.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 5.4 mi
- Potato House: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.6 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Terrace garden: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 8.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.8 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 13.0 mi
- Deco Gecko: 13.0 mi
- Passage: 13.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.3 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.1 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 14
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 3.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 6.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.7 mi
- Ironland: 13.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Pisgah National Forest: 3.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 16.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 6.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clingmans Peak | E 80° | 1,981 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | ENE 78° | 1,971 m | 5.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | E 83° | 1,946 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | ENE 72° | 1,910 m | 3.9 mi |
| Craggy Dome | SE 137° | 1,853 m | 1.4 mi |
| Patton Knob | E 80° | 1,828 m | 4.6 mi |
| Big Butt | NNE 25° | 1,807 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,798 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/10052828
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