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Bearpen Mountain

Bearpen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bearpen Mountain rises to 1,151 m in North Carolina. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacks Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31616039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05426, -83.10320

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Corkscrew Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Cashiers Sliding Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Pleasant Grove Church Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Coyote Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Silver Run Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Dixon Park: 3.5 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 3.5 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 17.7 mi
  • Chalice: 18.3 mi
  • Wi: 18.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.2 mi
  • North Beach: 18.4 mi
  • South Beach: 19.5 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Bearpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortoff MountainNW 310°1,521 m5.7 mi
Whiteside MountainNW 313°1,489 m2.7 mi
Goat KnobNW 315°1,418 m6.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainNE 34°1,401 m4.0 mi
Satulah MountainWSW 256°1,377 m5.2 mi
Terrapin MountainESE 103°1,357 m0.7 mi
Sassafras MountainENE 63°1,335 m4.3 mi
Blackrock MountainW 270°1,328 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019012 — Bearpen Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806421

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