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Big Bald

Big Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Big Bald rises to 1,588 m in North Carolina. Grassy Cove Top stands 1,844 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fryingpan Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31423790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1588 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.39789, -82.76207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Little Barnett Branch Trail Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Cradle Falls: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 3.4 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 9.3 mi
  • Powhatan Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
  • Bridge Park: 9.8 mi
  • Berm Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 1.3 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 6.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.0 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.4 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Stream Garden: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.4 mi
  • M1: 11.6 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 12.0 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 13.1 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Berm Park: 9.6 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 14.9 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 15.5 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 16.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Cradle of Forestry: 3.4 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Shook Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 4.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Cove TopWSW 239°1,844 m6.7 mi
Shining RockWSW 250°1,829 m6.0 mi
Cold MountainW 279°1,819 m5.4 mi
Flower KnobWSW 245°1,795 m6.3 mi
Stairs MountainWSW 256°1,757 m6.2 mi
Dog Loser KnobWSW 250°1,756 m5.5 mi
Mount PisgahN 9°1,744 m2.0 mi
Old Butt KnobWSW 248°1,684 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556269727165554539
Precip in4.03.34.14.74.44.45.74.14.63.54.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806500

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