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Beartrap Knob

Beartrap Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Beartrap Knob rises to 1,694 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spot Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31423695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1694 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.32677, -82.95569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Buckeye Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Big Beartrap Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Sheephead Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Buckeye Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Upper Middle Prong Falls: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 3.8 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.5 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 9.4 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 12.8 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.1 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.5 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.1 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 10.1 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Shook Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 12.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 12.7 mi
  • Wi: 12.8 mi
  • Ear: 12.9 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 12.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 17.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Beartrap Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNW 325°1,951 m3.4 mi
Black Balsam KnobE 89°1,890 m4.6 mi
Mount HardySE 136°1,866 m2.3 mi
Reinhart KnobNW 323°1,856 m2.0 mi
Tennent MountainE 82°1,846 m4.9 mi
Sam KnobE 87°1,844 m3.4 mi
Grassy Cove TopENE 74°1,844 m5.4 mi
Shining RockENE 61°1,829 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019018 — Beartrap Knob, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806430

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