Bearpen Knob
Bearpen Knob rises to 1,603 m in North Carolina. Blackstock Knob stands 1,910 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowball Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31616027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,603 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Gardens · 1 mi
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 1 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 1 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowball Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Craggy Knob: 0.9 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle: 0.9 mi
- Hawkbill Rock: 1.2 mi
- Spruce Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
- Grovemont Park: 6.3 mi
- Welsh Field: 6.4 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 6.5 mi
- Charles D. Owen District Park: 6.5 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 6.5 mi
- Cascades Falls: 1.6 mi
- Douglas Falls: 1.8 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 4.3 mi
- Walker Falls: 4.5 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 6.3 mi
- Spring House: 4.1 mi
- Tennis Court: 4.1 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Potato House: 4.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 4.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.3 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 7.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.6 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 11.6 mi
- Deco Gecko: 11.6 mi
- Passage: 11.7 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 8.6 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 11.3 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.7 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 7.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 11.4 mi
- Ironland: 11.6 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 1.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 15.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 8.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.9 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bearpen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstock Knob | ENE 58° | 1,910 m | 5.0 mi |
| Craggy Dome | ENE 74° | 1,853 m | 1.6 mi |
| Patton Knob | ENE 65° | 1,828 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,798 m | 2.3 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | ENE 73° | 1,780 m | 0.9 mi |
| Craggy Knob | SE 145° | 1,699 m | 0.9 mi |
| Locust Knob | NE 51° | 1,671 m | 3.1 mi |
| Walker Knob | NE 44° | 1,665 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806418
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 12 mi
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