Peak · North Carolina
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 916 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaringrock Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31615517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 916 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.45401, -82.26928
- 0.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 1.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 14.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 2 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 2 mi
- Devil's Head · 2 mi
- Opera Box · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Roaringrock Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.1 mi
- Bluerock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Rainbow Falls: 0.8 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 1.1 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 1.6 mi
- Broad River Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 1.4 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 2.0 mi
- Morse Park: 2.6 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 5.4 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 5.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 13.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 10.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 16.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 16
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.2 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.0 mi
- Southern X793: 14.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.2 mi
- Globe: 16.3 mi
- Statue of Diana: 16.8 mi
- Wake: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 3.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 4.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 5.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 13.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 16.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NW 312° | 1,341 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | W 276° | 1,281 m | 4.9 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NW 325° | 1,225 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 179° | 1,208 m | 3.3 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | W 280° | 1,208 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NW 320° | 1,160 m | 4.5 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,156 m | 1.8 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | WNW 286° | 1,152 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018926 — Bald Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806368
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