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Bowlens Pyramid

Bowlens Pyramid, seen from above at true elevation

Bowlens Pyramid rises to 1,504 m in North Carolina. Mount Craig stands 2,023 m to the south, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluerock Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1504 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.88234, -82.26485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Whiteoak Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Locust Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Camp Celo Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Falling Water Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Otway Burns: 3.1 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 12.1 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.3 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 11.2 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.5 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.5 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Friends: 3.0 mi
  • Stream: 3.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 3.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 3.1 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.9 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Bowlens Pyramid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CraigS 179°2,023 m7.2 mi
Balsam ConeS 176°2,007 m6.4 mi
Big TomS 178°2,002 m7.1 mi
Cattail PeakS 176°1,986 m5.9 mi
Potato HillS 174°1,942 m5.7 mi
Celo KnobSSE 156°1,922 m2.3 mi
Horse RockSSE 158°1,893 m2.6 mi
Gibbs MountainSSE 162°1,889 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363945546169727065554538
Precip in3.83.53.84.33.94.44.44.34.22.63.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnsville AG, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009552 — Bowlens Pyramid, Yancey County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357800904

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