Bonas Defeat
Bonas Defeat rises to 1,023 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the south-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonas Defeat Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31617787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,023 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonas Defeat Falls: 0.1 mi
- Doe Branch Falls: 0.2 mi
- Slickens Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Grandmas Kitchen Falls: 0.4 mi
- Anvil Horn Falls: 0.8 mi
- Tritt Knob: 0.6 mi
- Awl Knob: 0.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 1.0 mi
- Boardtree Knob: 1.2 mi
- Goat Knob: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 1.2 mi
- Canada Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.1 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.1 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 8.1 mi
- River Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 3.2 mi
- Onion Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 8.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 12.0 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 16.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.4 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.1 mi
- M1: 15.8 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 11.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 15.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 16.3 mi
- Ear: 11.6 mi
- Chalice: 11.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 11.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 14.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.0 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Bonas Defeat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,452 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,427 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,414 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 231° | 1,406 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | S 182° | 1,392 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 182° | 1,386 m | 5.0 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SSW 212° | 1,380 m | 4.6 mi |
| Neddie Knob | N 4° | 1,371 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806660
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