- Elevation, modelled
- 683 m
- Tallest summit within 7.1 miles
- Craggy Knob1,699 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6125, -82.4403
Formal Gardens is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 683 m. Craggy Knob stands 1,699 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Entry-Way Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Formal Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Knob | NNE 30° | 1,699 m | 6.1 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,626 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | NNE 23° | 1,603 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | NNE 12° | 1,583 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 357° | 1,500 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | NNE 13° | 1,499 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | N 5° | 1,493 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bull Mountain | N 2° | 1,473 m | 4.7 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.6 mi off the Drovers Road
- 6.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Entry-Way Garden: 0.2 mi
- Christmas Tree Stand: 0.3 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 0.3 mi
- Lower Slab: 0.5 mi
- The Slabs: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Jones Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Watch Knob: 1.7 mi
- Bartlett Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Four Brothers Knobs: 2.2 mi
- Swan Mountain: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Cascades Falls: 7.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 9.0 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 9.7 mi
- Davids Falls: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 35
- The Den: 3.9 mi
- Potato House: 3.9 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 4.0 mi
- Swimming Pool: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 28
- Griffing Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 6.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 1.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 5.8 mi
- Deco Gecko: 6.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 6.5 mi
- Wake: 6.6 mi
Museums: 20
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 6.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 6.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Ironland: 6.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 7.1 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.1 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 8.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 8.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.4 mi
| 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 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 4 mi away.
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