Big Spring Mountain
Big Spring Mountain rises to 1,251 m in North Carolina. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31617114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1251 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Jefferson View · 20 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Grandview Overlook · 20 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spring Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Green Cove Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Big Spring Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cut Laurel Knob: 3.9 mi
- Alley Knob: 3.9 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 10.1 mi
- Paddy Mountain Park: 10.6 mi
- Ashe County Park: 10.6 mi
- Bowie Seagrave Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Back Street Park: 11.2 mi
- Listening Rock: 9.8 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 10.3 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 11.3 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 11.9 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 20.5 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 11.7 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 20.9 mi
- Hellbenders: 20.9 mi
- Time and Honor: 20.9 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 21.0 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 6.0 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 9.5 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 9.8 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.2 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.0 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 11.0 mi
- AT2020: 11.0 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 11.7 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 12.9 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 10.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 10.5 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 11.3 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 20.9 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 21.5 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 7.5 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 20.8 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 21.0 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 21.1 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Trials Playground: 12.6 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 15.9 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 6.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 6.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 8.0 mi
- Backbone Rock: 11.3 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 21.1 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Big Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | NNE 27° | 1,744 m | 11.0 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | N 11° | 1,684 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Peak | S 184° | 1,573 m | 8.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | N 7° | 1,553 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | NE 44° | 1,551 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,542 m | 9.5 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,530 m | 7.1 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | NE 42° | 1,526 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806543
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