Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain rises to 1,406 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.
Wikidata Q31615987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,406 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 10.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 12 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Falls: 0.8 mi
- Glassyrock Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Will Falls: 1.4 mi
- Charlie Falls: 1.4 mi
- Julie Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.8 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.2 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.2 mi
- Cow Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Dryland Laurel: 0.6 mi
- Double Knob: 0.9 mi
- Little Cow Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Glassyrock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Onion Cliff: 4.0 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Western Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 11.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 16.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.5 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 17.5 mi
- M1: 20.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 11.5 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 14.4 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 16.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Ear: 11.1 mi
- Chalice: 11.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 11.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.4 mi
- North Beach: 24.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 15.2 mi
- Big Spring: 23.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 17.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | E 89° | 1,414 m | 5.4 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,404 m | 1.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,401 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,392 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,386 m | 4.2 mi |
| Laurel Knob | ESE 117° | 1,380 m | 1.6 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | E 79° | 1,370 m | 3.1 mi |
| Shelton Pisgah Mountain | E 83° | 1,365 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806413
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