Park · North Carolina
Jake Rusher Park
Jake Rusher Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 677 m. Big Cedar Mountain stands 1,159 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.47289, -82.51720
- 2.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad Overlook · 5 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 5 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 6 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brown Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Crescent Hill: 1.1 mi
- Blake Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Weston Knob: 1.9 mi
- Frady Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Lake Julian Park: 1.3 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 2.1 mi
- Ballantree neighborhood park: 2.8 mi
- Fletcher Park: 3.2 mi
- Brooklawn Park: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 10.2 mi
- Turley Falls: 10.4 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 43
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.2 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 8.4 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 8.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Azalea Garden: 4.8 mi
- Spring Garden: 4.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.0 mi
- Shrub Garden: 5.0 mi
Museums: 23
- Historic Johnson Farm: 7.9 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.6 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.7 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.7 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 17
- WNC Agricultural Center: 3.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 3.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 6.8 mi
- Ironland: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 15
- Statue of Diana: 4.9 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.6 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 7.7 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 7.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 2.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- High Rocks: 13.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 13.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 11.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Jake Rusher Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cedar Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,159 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bank Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,128 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,121 m | 7.3 mi |
| Double Head | WSW 254° | 1,112 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cold Knob | W 261° | 1,096 m | 7.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NE 34° | 1,086 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,086 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | SE 128° | 1,082 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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