Big Laurel Mountain
Big Laurel Mountain rises to 1,259 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaring Fork Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31617015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1259 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 11.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Roaring Fork Falls: 1.2 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Sams Knob: 1.9 mi
- Green Knob: 2.3 mi
- Narrows Knob: 2.5 mi
- Buckeye Knob: 2.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 6.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Lindley Park: 8.5 mi
- Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 8.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.6 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.8 mi
- Friends: 13.4 mi
- Stream: 13.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 13.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 13.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 2.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.9 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 4.3 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 8.0 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.5 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 6.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 23.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.0 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.2 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 10.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 13.8 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Big Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | WNW 291° | 2,038 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Craig | WNW 303° | 2,023 m | 4.5 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NW 313° | 2,007 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Tom | NW 305° | 2,002 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NW 317° | 1,986 m | 5.2 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | W 265° | 1,981 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | W 267° | 1,971 m | 5.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | W 261° | 1,946 m | 5.5 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 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023834 — Big Laurel Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809874
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