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Bingham Hill

Bingham Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bingham Hill rises to 1,053 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Snakeden Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31617278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,053 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.24013, -81.73733

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valle Crucis Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Watauga River Access: 3.1 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 3.2 mi
  • North Street Park: 3.2 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Otter Falls: 7.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 26
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 3.1 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 5.7 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 6.1 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 6.7 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 19.0 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Bingham Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainNNE1,697 m6.5 mi
Hanging RockSW1,582 m7.7 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE1,490 m8.0 mi
Harmon KnobNNE1,466 m3.7 mi
Rittle KnobNE1,463 m7.2 mi
Rich MountainE1,455 m1.8 mi
The BaldNNW1,420 m8.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE1,407 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806558

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