Peak · North Carolina
Beacon Heights
Beacon Heights rises to 1,327 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the north-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, a museum 0.6 miles away. Little Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31615936, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,327 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.08247, -81.82894
- On the Little Parkway
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 7.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 1 mi
- Grandmother View · 1 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Yonahlossee Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Linville Peak: 0.9 mi
- MacRae Peak: 1.4 mi
- Grandmother Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Bald: 2.2 mi
- Calloway Peak: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Andrews Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Tanawha Falls: 2.1 mi
- Little Wilson Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Winston Falls: 3.4 mi
- Green Mountain Falls: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Norris Clifton Park: 1.7 mi
- J. Douglass Williams Park: 3.9 mi
- Point Park: 4.5 mi
- Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 4.6 mi
- The Park at Seven Devils: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 35
- Stack Rock: 0.7 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 1.2 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 3.5 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 6.0 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 10.8 mi
Artworks: 35
- The Gardener: 9.1 mi
- Jessie: 9.1 mi
- The Rock: 12.1 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 12.2 mi
- Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 12.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 0.6 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 5.4 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 8.9 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Scheer Bluffs: 0.7 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 7.9 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 8.8 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 0.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 4.3 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 12.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 12.3 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 12.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 12.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Shanty Springs: 2.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 2.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.7 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.6 mi
- Boat beach: 23.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 7.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Beacon Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | NNE 27° | 1,804 m | 2.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,663 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | NNW 337° | 1,652 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | NW 318° | 1,585 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hanging Rock | N 3° | 1,582 m | 4.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NW 321° | 1,502 m | 2.9 mi |
| Peak Mountain | N 355° | 1,473 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 63° | 1,466 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806405
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