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Blakes Peak

Blakes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Blakes Peak rises to 724 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saluda Historic Depot and Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway runs past it.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31617580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
724 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.23345, -82.35956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McCreery Park: 0.7 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 4.0 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Harmon Field: 6.3 mi
  • Rogers Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Leland Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Pacolet Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Pearson's Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Bell Park Falls: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 46
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.6 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 5.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.8 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Asia Garden: 21.5 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Historical Downtown: 8.0 mi
  • Southern X793: 8.1 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 9.2 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 10.2 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.3 mi
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Orange Bear: 11.5 mi
  • Maria: 14.1 mi
  • Globe: 16.9 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.9 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Blakes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakENE986 m6.9 mi
Hogback MountainSE978 m5.7 mi
Rush MountainW943 m6.1 mi
Corbin MountainSW924 m6.2 mi
Bryant MountainS921 m6.2 mi
Long MountainWSW896 m6.8 mi
Frank MountainSW894 m6.9 mi
Hoghead MountainSSE893 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806595

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