Bearpen Mountain
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
- 3.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacks Knob: 0.6 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Coldsides Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cove Hill: 2.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Chattooga Cliffs: 1.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.7 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 12.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 14.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 19.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 12.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.9 mi
- Ear: 17.7 mi
- Chalice: 18.3 mi
- Wi: 18.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.6 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 5.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.2 mi
- North Beach: 18.4 mi
- South Beach: 19.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortoff Mountain | NW 310° | 1,521 m | 5.7 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | NW 313° | 1,489 m | 2.7 mi |
| Goat Knob | NW 315° | 1,418 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NE 34° | 1,401 m | 4.0 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,377 m | 5.2 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,357 m | 0.7 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,335 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | W 270° | 1,328 m | 2.7 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
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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