- Elevation, modelled
- 608 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Rice Knob1,219 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5673, -82.5425
Biltmore Plaza is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 608 m. Rice Knob stands 1,219 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Springs Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Biltmore Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Knob | NNE 26° | 1,219 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | E 99° | 1,159 m | 5.1 mi |
| Peach Knob | NNE 28° | 1,150 m | 5.8 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,122 m | 7.4 mi |
| Butler Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,086 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNE 22° | 1,074 m | 4.4 mi |
| Busbee Mountain | SE 145° | 1,063 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Cedar Mountain | E 95° | 1,050 m | 4.4 mi |
- 2.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 9.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 4 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Seven Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Caledonia Park: 0.5 mi
- Forest Park: 0.6 mi
- Kenilworth Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakewood Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Lone Pine Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hemphill Knob: 3.0 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 8.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 13.3 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
- The Bunkum Stone: 1.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.0 mi
- Anne Penland: 2.1 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 27
- Shiloh Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Italian Garden: 2.0 mi
- Shrub Garden: 2.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- Spring Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 2.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 2.0 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 2.1 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 1.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 1.5 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 1.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 1.5 mi
- Wake: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Biltmore Estate: 1.7 mi
- Ironland: 2.0 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 2.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 3.5 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 5.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 17.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.7 mi
| 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 | 17:21 |
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, 2 mi away.
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