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. The nearest named place is Green Cove Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. 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
- 1,251 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
- Lewis Fork Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Cove Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cut Laurel Knob: 3.9 mi
- Alley Knob: 3.9 mi
- Pond Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Winnie Knob: 4.3 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
- 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
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 10.0 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 11.0 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 11.7 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 19.3 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 19.7 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 11.3 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 |
| Wilburn Ridge | NE 35° | 1,689 m | 11.3 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 |
| 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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