- Elevation, modelled
- 603 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Rice Knob1,219 m · 7.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5700, -82.5648
French Broad River Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 603 m. Rice Knob stands 1,219 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of French Broad River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Knob | NE 36° | 1,219 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | E 99° | 1,159 m | 6.4 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 39° | 1,150 m | 6.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 35° | 1,122 m | 7.8 mi |
| Stradley Mountain | SW 224° | 1,119 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hickory Top | SW 224° | 1,119 m | 7.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,086 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | NE 37° | 1,074 m | 4.9 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.6 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 5 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 5 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 5 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- French Broad River Park: 0.0 mi
- Amboy Road River Park: 0.3 mi
- Walton Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Karen Cragnolin Park: 0.5 mi
- Livingston Street Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Richmond Hill: 3.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 8.2 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 13.4 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
- The Bunkum Stone: 1.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.9 mi
- Anne Penland: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 2.1 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 27
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Italian Garden: 2.2 mi
- Shrub Garden: 2.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Museum of Science: 1.8 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.9 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 2.0 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.4 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 0.5 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 0.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.5 mi
- rooster: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 16
- Antler Hill Village: 1.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 1.5 mi
- Ironland: 1.8 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 3.0 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 6.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 17.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.1 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 | 17:22 |
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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