Peak · North Carolina
Baldwin Gap
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.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31615624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 858 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.52650, -82.48512
- 1.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 6 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Butler Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Busbee Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Merrill Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buzzard's Roost: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.0 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
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
Historic sites: 32
- The Bunkum Stone: 5.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.9 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 6.0 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Overlook Castle: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 24
- Shiloh Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Spring Garden: 3.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 3.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums: 21
- 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
- Biltmore Estate: 4.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 5.9 mi
- Ironland: 6.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 7.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 14
- Statue of Diana: 3.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 5.7 mi
- Wake: 5.7 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 5.8 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 2.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.8 mi
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
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 14.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesses High Top | ENE 64° | 1,326 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Knob | ENE 73° | 1,291 m | 8.3 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | ENE 56° | 1,231 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flat Top | ENE 58° | 1,215 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | NE 42° | 1,159 m | 2.7 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | ESE 118° | 1,152 m | 7.3 mi |
| Peach Knob | N 356° | 1,150 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bank Mountain | SE 145° | 1,128 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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, 6 mi away.
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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