Park · North Carolina
Lake Julian Park
Lake Julian Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 663 m. Ferrin Knob stands 1,211 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Frady Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.48088, -82.53722
- 1.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad Overlook · 3 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 3 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 5 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Frady Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Blake Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Ducker Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Britton Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Jake Rusher Park: 1.3 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 1.9 mi
- Ballantree neighborhood park: 2.5 mi
- Brooklawn Park: 2.8 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 10.7 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 11.0 mi
- Turley Falls: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.2 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 7.7 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 7.8 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 7.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Native Azalea Garden: 3.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 4.0 mi
- Spring Garden: 4.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Asheville Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 7.9 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.0 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 3.6 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 3.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 4.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 5.8 mi
- Ironland: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 4.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.7 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 6.8 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 6.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 2.9 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.6 mi
- High Rocks: 14.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 15.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 11.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 13.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Lake Julian Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrin Knob | W 259° | 1,211 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | NE 42° | 1,159 m | 7.1 mi |
| Green Top | W 264° | 1,146 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rich Knob | W 262° | 1,128 m | 7.5 mi |
| Billy Cove Knob | W 270° | 1,126 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,121 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stradley Mountain | W 275° | 1,119 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hickory Top | W 275° | 1,119 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 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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