Peak · North Carolina
Baird Mountain
Baird Mountain rises to 897 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldview Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31615275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 897 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.66567, -82.57263
- 2.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 4.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 13.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Goldview Knob: 0.9 mi
- Reynolds Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Gouch Peak: 1.0 mi
- Stoney Knob: 1.0 mi
- Killian Mountain: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 1.6 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cascades Falls: 11.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.8 mi
- Walker Falls: 13.8 mi
Parks
- Lake Louise Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 1.9 mi
- Lake View Park: 2.1 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 2.3 mi
- Silver Line Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Giving Tree Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 4.3 mi
- Overlook Castle: 4.3 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 4.4 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 29
- Griffing Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 21
- Flat Iron Statue: 5.0 mi
- Passage: 5.0 mi
- Deco Gecko: 5.0 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 5.3 mi
- rooster: 5.4 mi
Museums: 19
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 4.9 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 4.9 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 5.0 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 3.6 mi
- Ironland: 5.0 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 7.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.3 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Vann Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.1 mi
Springs: 7
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.4 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 22.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Baird Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | E 83° | 1,500 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | E 87° | 1,433 m | 7.0 mi |
| Richland Knob | E 80° | 1,429 m | 7.0 mi |
| Richland Mountain | E 80° | 1,429 m | 7.0 mi |
| Courthouse Knob | ENE 76° | 1,322 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Swan | E 92° | 1,300 m | 6.7 mi |
| Frosty Knob | NE 45° | 1,292 m | 7.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NE 42° | 1,249 m | 7.2 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018906 — Baird Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806354
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