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Bearpen Mountain

Bearpen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bearpen Mountain rises to 1,025 m in North Carolina. Fork River Bald stands 1,683 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coontree Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.0 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31616091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1025 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.29706, -82.74957

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.0 mi
  • Franklin Park: 4.7 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.8 mi
  • Etowah Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Camp John Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 8.1 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 8.8 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 12.0 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Berm Park: 16.5 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 20.2 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 20.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 21.8 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.9 mi
  • M1: 4.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.0 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 14.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.6 mi
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.0 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 14.2 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Bearpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fork River BaldW 281°1,683 m6.4 mi
Fryingpan MountainNNW 348°1,621 m6.8 mi
Beech KnobNNW 344°1,547 m6.5 mi
Pilot MountainWSW 256°1,546 m6.8 mi
Green KnobNW 325°1,534 m5.0 mi
Seniard MountainWNW 287°1,534 m5.2 mi
Sassafras KnobW 262°1,505 m6.7 mi
South Spring TopWNW 295°1,405 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019015 — Bearpen Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806426

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