Bearpen Mountain
Bearpen Mountain rises to 1,306 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhododendron Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31616077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1306 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 1.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rhododendron Park: 0.1 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 0.9 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 0.9 mi
- Ravenel Park: 1.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 1.2 mi
- Little Bearpen Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Fodderstack Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Holt Knob: 1.5 mi
- Fodderstack Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 0.5 mi
- Highlands Falls: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Falls: 1.9 mi
- Naiad Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pinky Falls: 1.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 1.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Western Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.5 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.4 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.8 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 17.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 13.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.6 mi
- Ear: 16.6 mi
- Chalice: 17.2 mi
- Wi: 17.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 21.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 18.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 1.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 9.7 mi
- Big Spring: 16.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.5 mi
- North Beach: 21.8 mi
- South Beach: 22.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.3 mi
- South: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Bearpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | N 356° | 1,562 m | 5.1 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | N 4° | 1,521 m | 3.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | N 350° | 1,503 m | 5.9 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,489 m | 2.9 mi |
| Goat Knob | N 3° | 1,418 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cole Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,417 m | 3.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,396 m | 4.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,396 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019013 — Bearpen Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806422
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