Bearpen Mountain
Bearpen Mountain rises to 1,208 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainy Knobs, a peak 1.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31616052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,208 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 1.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 4 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- View Herrin Knob Overlook (MP 424.4) · 15 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Falls: 1.3 mi
- Joe Pack Falls: 1.5 mi
- Fulfillment Falls: 1.5 mi
- Bestos Falls: 1.5 mi
- Narrows Falls: 1.6 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 3.2 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.3 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.7 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Rainy Knobs: 1.1 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Nix Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.1 mi
- Chimneytop Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- River Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 17.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 19.5 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 20.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 9.6 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 15.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 15.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 17.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 15.1 mi
- M1: 18.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 19.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 22.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Ear: 17.0 mi
- Chalice: 17.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 22.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 22.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.6 mi
- North Beach: 18.8 mi
- South Beach: 20.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- South: 20.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Bearpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | NE 40° | 1,452 m | 3.3 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,414 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 325° | 1,406 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 281° | 1,401 m | 2.5 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | N 7° | 1,392 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 7° | 1,386 m | 3.0 mi |
| Laurel Knob | NNW 335° | 1,380 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 356° | 1,370 m | 5.4 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 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019014 — Bearpen Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806424
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