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Bigspring Mountain

Bigspring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bigspring Mountain rises to 956 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the west-southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jane Cantrell Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31426613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
956 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.07802, -82.73927

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Jane Cantrell Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Graveley Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Slicking Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 2.5 mi
  • East Fork Falls: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 3.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
  • Champion Park: 6.7 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 10.3 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 41
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 6.8 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 9.0 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 11.2 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 11.2 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 36
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.4 mi
  • English Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 19.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.6 mi
  • M1: 10.6 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 13.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.2 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • South: 20.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.1 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.7 mi
  • North Beach: 19.3 mi
  • South Beach: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Bigspring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainWSW 248°1,087 m2.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 218°1,063 m2.4 mi
Middle MountainNNE 33°1,044 m4.6 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 182°1,041 m3.1 mi
Indian Camp MountainW 279°1,027 m3.1 mi
Coldbranch MountainENE 70°1,016 m3.9 mi
Slicking MountainENE 67°1,013 m2.6 mi
Burnt MountainW 278°1,011 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1231056 — Bigspring Mountain, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357095772

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