- Elevation
- 620 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Rich Knob1,500 m · 7.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway0.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5809, -82.4935
Asheville Recreation Park is a park in North Carolina, at a recorded 620 m. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Anne Patton Joyce Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.
- Elevation
- 620 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Asheville Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | NNE 22° | 1,500 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | NNE 26° | 1,493 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,473 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 22° | 1,433 m | 6.8 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,429 m | 7.4 mi |
| Richland Knob | NNE 19° | 1,429 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jesses High Top | E 92° | 1,326 m | 7.7 mi |
| High Swan | NNE 22° | 1,300 m | 6.1 mi |
- 0.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 9.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Anne Patton Joyce Park: 0.3 mi
- Haw Creek Park: 0.9 mi
- Murphy-Oakley Park: 1.7 mi
- Masters Park: 2.1 mi
- Lakewood Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Hemphill Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bull Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 8.6 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 11.4 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 11.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Overlook Castle: 3.1 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 3.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.4 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Anne Penland: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 29
- Shiloh Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- Italian Garden: 4.3 mi
- Spring Garden: 4.3 mi
Museums: 18
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 3.4 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 3.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 4.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 4.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 5.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 15
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 3.0 mi
- Wake: 3.4 mi
- Deco Gecko: 3.6 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 3.6 mi
- Passage: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 5.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 14.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 4 mi away.
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