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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,320 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the south, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31615477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1320 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16287, -83.18487

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Big Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Rough Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • High Knob: 1.1 mi
  • Black Rock Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Little Hogback Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Mill Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Norton Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Onion Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Buck Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.7 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.9 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.4 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.8 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.7 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 15.0 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 9.6 mi
  • Chalice: 10.3 mi
  • Wi: 10.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 10.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainS 190°1,562 m1.9 mi
Shortoff MountainS 176°1,521 m3.8 mi
Black Rock MountainSW 222°1,503 m1.6 mi
Hogback MountainW 260°1,503 m2.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainW 261°1,502 m1.9 mi
Old Rocky MountainNW 312°1,462 m3.3 mi
Wolf KnobNNW 330°1,457 m3.6 mi
Buck KnobNNW 339°1,418 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806367

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