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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,185 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Slate Rock Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31617353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1185 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.40289, -82.68707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 37
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 3.6 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Miniature Railroad: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 16
  • Berm Park: 11.0 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.3 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 13.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 13.8 mi
Museums: 15
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.3 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.9 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 25.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 5.1 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWNW 292°1,744 m4.2 mi
Fryingpan MountainW 262°1,621 m5.0 mi
Little Bald MountainW 275°1,611 m3.3 mi
Little Pisgah MountainWNW 293°1,611 m3.5 mi
Big BaldW 265°1,588 m4.2 mi
Beech KnobWSW 259°1,547 m5.5 mi
Fork MountainWNW 286°1,452 m4.9 mi
Candler KnobNW 308°1,381 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564640
Precip in4.43.73.94.34.24.85.34.74.43.53.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 13 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009439 — Black Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357800814

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