Peak · North Carolina
Bee Mountain
Bee Mountain rises to 461 m in North Carolina. Chestnut Mountain stands 1,011 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31616260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 461 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.91819, -81.61899
- 5.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 9.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 15 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grassy Knob: 1.2 mi
- Flat Top: 1.5 mi
- Peaked Top: 1.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 2.5 mi
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 3.1 mi
- Gamewell Park: 3.2 mi
- Caldwell County Open Space: 3.2 mi
- Unity Park: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 3.9 mi
- Triple Drop: 6.4 mi
- Razorback: 6.5 mi
- Thunder Hole: 6.6 mi
- Boat Buster: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 35
- Four Trumpets: 4.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 4.3 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 4.4 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 4.4 mi
- Golden Throat: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 5.9 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 7.4 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 9.7 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.7 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 16.3 mi
Museums: 24
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 4.5 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 8.5 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.5 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Mortimer memorial: 9.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 12.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.5 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Hibriten Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 12.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 13.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 9
- Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Fox Den: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.8 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Woods Walk: 17.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brown Mountain View: 12.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Observation Deck: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 18.6 mi
- Boat beach: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 9.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Bee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,011 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNW 348° | 1,000 m | 11.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNE 20° | 853 m | 10.5 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | NW 309° | 849 m | 8.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNE 18° | 842 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Eagle | NNE 18° | 842 m | 9.1 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 322° | 819 m | 11.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 22° | 806 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019047 — Bee Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806451
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