Bluff Mountain
Bluff Mountain rises to 1,136 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Alligator Back, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31617726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1136 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.8 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 1 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 2 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brooks Knob: 0.8 mi
- Fodder Stack: 1.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sheep Rock: 2.3 mi
- Flat Rock Knob: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Crouse Park: 7.1 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 7.6 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 10.3 mi
- Family Central: 13.9 mi
- Incredible Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 5.9 mi
- Widows Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 0.9 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 2.2 mi
- US 21 overlook: 11.9 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 19.2 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 19.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- Forestry Center: 14.9 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.0 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 18.8 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Alligator Back: 0.1 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 0.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 4.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 17.9 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 18.4 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 19.2 mi
- 100 Strong: 21.4 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 21.6 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 10.4 mi
- Transitional Peace: 21.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 14.3 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 22.8 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Bluff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | NNW 334° | 1,223 m | 3.5 mi |
| Fender Mountain | N 6° | 1,212 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | NNW 349° | 1,196 m | 3.8 mi |
| Betsy Peak | NW 309° | 1,186 m | 3.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 79° | 1,185 m | 3.9 mi |
| The Peak | W 266° | 1,176 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,171 m | 6.9 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,157 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019235 — Bluff Mountain, Alleghany County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806628
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