Peak · North Carolina
Bearwallow Mountain
Bearwallow Mountain rises to 1,281 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bearwallow Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Drovers Road passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1281 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46095, -82.35678
- 1.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 3.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 2 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Exclamation Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Bearwallow Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Turkey Knob: 0.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Pastures: 1.3 mi
- Mitchell Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Grant Mountain: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 1.4 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Tom's Falls: 3.2 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 5.1 mi
- The Gathering Place: 6.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 6.2 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.7 mi
- Morse Park: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 1.9 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 4.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.7 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 8.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Spring Garden: 12.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 10.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 11.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.5 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.6 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 18
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 6.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 10.1 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.8 mi
- Southern X793: 11.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 12.1 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 12.8 mi
- Wake: 14.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 6.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 7.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 9.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.0 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Bearwallow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,341 m | 3.0 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NE 38° | 1,225 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,208 m | 0.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 127° | 1,208 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,160 m | 3.6 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | E 86° | 1,156 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NNW 326° | 1,152 m | 1.3 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 210° | 1,136 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 980764 — Bearwallow Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357767920
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