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Beckworth Hill

Beckworth Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beckworth Hill rises to 938 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Steps Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31423716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
938 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13567, -82.63457

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Silver Steps Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Notch Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Confluence Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Thunder Falls: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 3.9 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.8 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.4 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.4 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 4.5 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 6.0 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 6.1 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 48
Gardens: 23
  • Brevard Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.8 mi
  • English Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Asia Garden: 18.2 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 16
  • Devil's Kitchen: 2.1 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.1 mi
  • M1: 8.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.0 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Beckworth Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNW 316°1,119 m3.9 mi
Stone MountainNNE 31°1,098 m7.0 mi
Slick Rock MountainNW 314°1,086 m4.2 mi
Middle MountainW 268°1,044 m3.4 mi
Coldbranch MountainSW 220°1,016 m3.5 mi
Slicking MountainSW 230°1,013 m4.6 mi
Bradford MountainWSW 236°1,011 m1.2 mi
Little Rich MountainE 86°1,008 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806440

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