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Ball Mountain

Ball Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
Ball Mountain, a peak in North CarolinaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Ball Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Ball Mountain rises to 924 m in North Carolina. Rich Gap Mountain stands 1,230 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lance Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31615649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
924 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.46845, -82.59401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 28
  • Native Azalea Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 2.1 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Statue of Diana: 5.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 7.6 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 7.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 9.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 9.0 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich Gap MountainSW 235°1,230 m7.4 mi
Fork MountainW 260°1,221 m6.4 mi
Shell KnobW 260°1,221 m6.4 mi
Ferrin KnobW 262°1,211 m4.5 mi
Young Pisgah MountainW 272°1,197 m5.8 mi
Black MountainSW 229°1,185 m6.9 mi
Green TopW 271°1,146 m4.1 mi
Rich KnobW 268°1,128 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556269727165554539
Precip in4.03.34.14.74.44.45.74.14.63.54.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806388

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