Bill Cole Mountain
Bill Cole Mountain rises to 1,001 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmer Field, a peak 0.8 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31617199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,001 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 5.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 6.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmer Field: 0.8 mi
- Thurz Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bruce Knob: 1.4 mi
- Lankford Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ramsey Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cascades Falls: 8.6 mi
- Walker Falls: 9.1 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 2.7 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 4.7 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.1 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 5.1 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.8 mi
- Swimming Pool: 6.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.8 mi
- Spring House: 6.8 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.6 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 11.2 mi
- Deco Gecko: 11.3 mi
- Passage: 11.3 mi
- Wake: 11.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 11.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.1 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 5.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 10.2 mi
- Ironland: 11.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.2 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 7.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 11.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.0 mi
- Vann Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 22.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
- Overlook Access: 24.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 24.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Bill Cole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,626 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 142° | 1,500 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | ESE 121° | 1,499 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | SE 137° | 1,493 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SE 140° | 1,473 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Snowball Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,440 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 146° | 1,433 m | 6.9 mi |
| Richland Knob | SE 143° | 1,429 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357768799
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- Asheville · 12 mi
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