- Elevation, modelled
- 1,012 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Richland Balsam1,951 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkwayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4381, -83.0766
Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,012 m. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Balsam | SE 135° | 1,951 m | 6.9 mi |
| Waterrock Knob | WNW 298° | 1,904 m | 3.9 mi |
| Browning Knob | WNW 299° | 1,888 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | NW 313° | 1,873 m | 2.6 mi |
| Plott Balsam | NNW 347° | 1,856 m | 3.0 mi |
| Yellow Face | WNW 282° | 1,833 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | ESE 119° | 1,808 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lone Bald | SE 138° | 1,784 m | 5.6 mi |
- On the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 13.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Balsam Gap Overlook · 1 mi
- Rabb Knob Overlook · 1 mi
- Mount Lynn Lowry Overlook · 1 mi
- Mt. Lyn Lowry Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodfin Falls: 1.6 mi
- Woodfin Cascades: 1.9 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 3.3 mi
- Alyssa Falls: 3.3 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Wesner Bald: 1.6 mi
- Judaculla Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Grassy Bald: 1.8 mi
- Beef Market Top: 1.9 mi
- Steestachee Bald: 2.4 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 5.2 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 5.6 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 5.6 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 6.2 mi
- Waynesville Recreation Park: 6.9 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 2.6 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 3.6 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 6.3 mi
- Masonic Monument: 8.6 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bald Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Catamount Gap: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 15.0 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 5.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 10.9 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.0 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 13.5 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 13.8 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 6.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 6.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 6.4 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 6.5 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 8.8 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 8.7 mi
- Sylva Mural: 9.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 9.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.6 mi
- Chalice: 10.5 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 8.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 10.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 13.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 18.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 20.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.2 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 24.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 7 mi away.
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