Peak · North Carolina
Bergen Mountain
Bergen Mountain rises to 686 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle stands 1,721 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerdon Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 686 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.64540, -82.18734
- 5.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.2 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jerdon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lost Cove Knob: 2.0 mi
- Chestnutwood Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Lindley Park: 1.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 3.0 mi
- Welsh Field: 6.5 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Hickory Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- Slick Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 4.2 mi
- Catawba Falls: 4.3 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Arrowhead Monument: 1.2 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 1.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 24
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.1 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.1 mi
- Friends: 19.7 mi
- Stream: 19.7 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 21
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 1.3 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 7.4 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 15.2 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 15.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 15.8 mi
Museums: 20
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 1.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 1.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 1.3 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Terrace garden: 13.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Rocky Knob: 6.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.0 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 17.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Hemphill Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Boat beach: 18.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Bergen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | NW 310° | 1,721 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 314° | 1,640 m | 6.9 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,635 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Slaty | WNW 292° | 1,597 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 301° | 1,597 m | 6.7 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 338° | 1,540 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Slaty | WNW 289° | 1,524 m | 6.7 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | NW 313° | 1,471 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009194 — Bergen Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357800729
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