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Birdstand Mountain

Birdstand Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Birdstand Mountain rises to 1,613 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little East Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31423894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,613 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.36149, -82.90291

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.1 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 7.6 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hazelwood Recreation Park: 10.2 mi
  • Waynesville Recreation Park: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 24
Historic sites: 18
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 4.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.4 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 18
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 10.1 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 12.3 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 12.4 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 16
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.3 mi
  • Berm Park: 13.2 mi
  • Chalice: 15.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.0 mi
  • Ear: 16.3 mi
Museums: 10
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 9.2 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Birdstand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamW1,951 m4.9 mi
Black Balsam KnobSE1,890 m2.8 mi
Mount HardySSW1,866 m4.3 mi
Reinhart KnobW1,856 m4.3 mi
Tennent MountainSE1,846 m2.5 mi
Sam KnobSSE1,844 m2.3 mi
Grassy Cove TopESE1,844 m2.4 mi
Shining RockENE1,829 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019187 — Birdstand Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806563

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