Peak · North Carolina
Brittain Mountain
Brittain Mountain rises to 1,083 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiley Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31618006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1083 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.72400, -82.51235
- 3.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 4.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 13.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wiley Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Little Middle Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 0.4 mi
- Brank Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Thurz Knob: 0.8 mi
Parks
- North Buncombe District Park: 3.0 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 3.2 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 3.4 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Ledges Whitewater Park: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Lake Louise Falls: 4.1 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 7.9 mi
- Walker Falls: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Tennis Court: 4.9 mi
- Swimming Pool: 4.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 5.0 mi
- Spring House: 5.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 27
- Griffing Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 7.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 9.2 mi
- Deco Gecko: 9.3 mi
- Passage: 9.3 mi
- Wake: 9.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 9.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.1 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 11
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 5.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 6.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 8.2 mi
- Ironland: 9.2 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 15.9 mi
- Vann Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 7.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 10.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Pinnacle Spring: 13.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Brittain Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,626 m | 6.1 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | ESE 120° | 1,583 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 129° | 1,500 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | ESE 103° | 1,499 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | ESE 123° | 1,493 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SE 126° | 1,473 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Snowball Mountain | E 93° | 1,440 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 135° | 1,433 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 981923 — Brittain Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357769213
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