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Baldwin Gap

Baldwin Gap, seen from above at true elevation

Baldwin Gap rises to 858 m in North Carolina. Jesses High Top stands 1,326 m to the east-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31615624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
858 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.52650, -82.48512

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ballantree neighborhood park: 1.9 mi
  • Ray L Kisiah Park: 2.0 mi
  • Murphy-Oakley Park: 3.0 mi
  • Rosebank Park: 3.1 mi
  • Brooklawn Park: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Broad River Falls: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 26
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Spring Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums: 22
  • Asheville Art Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.1 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 6.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 6.2 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 3.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 5.7 mi
  • Wake: 5.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 5.8 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.0 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.8 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Baldwin Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jesses High TopENE 64°1,326 m8.1 mi
Black KnobENE 73°1,291 m8.3 mi
High Hickory KnobENE 56°1,231 m6.2 mi
Flat TopENE 58°1,215 m6.2 mi
Big Cedar MountainNE 42°1,159 m2.7 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesESE 118°1,152 m7.3 mi
Peach KnobN 356°1,150 m7.9 mi
Bank MountainSE 145°1,128 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018936 — Baldwin Gap, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806382

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