Skip to content

Biggerstaff Mountain

Biggerstaff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Biggerstaff Mountain rises to 638 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowtop Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
638 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.50013, -81.82204

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Amphitheater: 6.7 mi
  • Volleyball: 6.8 mi
  • Activity Field: 6.9 mi
  • Campfire: 6.9 mi
  • Archery Range: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Somey Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 8.4 mi
Museums: 17
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 9.6 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Bechtler House: 11.7 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Globe: 20.3 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 23.3 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Biggerstaff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNNE 26°918 m8.6 mi
Propst MountainNNE 26°905 m8.9 mi
Skull KnobNNE 32°869 m8.5 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNE 14°861 m5.9 mi
Swayback KnobNNE 22°827 m8.7 mi
Chestnut KnobNNE 29°820 m7.5 mi
Black MountainNE 52°792 m8.2 mi
Shoal MountainN 9°724 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349586674787771594942
Precip in4.33.94.44.43.95.04.94.54.53.63.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 8 W, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357768797

More peaks in North Carolina

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Biggerstaff Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens