Peak · North Carolina
Britton Mountain
Britton Mountain rises to 770 m in North Carolina. Shell Knob stands 1,221 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Corcoran Paige River Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31618020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 770 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46650, -82.56679
- 2.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad Overlook · 3 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 3 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 4 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 1.4 mi
- Lake Julian Park: 1.9 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 2.8 mi
- Jake Rusher Park: 2.8 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Ball Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ducker Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lance Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Glenn Bald: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Top: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 8.8 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 9.0 mi
- Turley Falls: 10.3 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.8 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 6.0 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 8.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.9 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Native Azalea Garden: 2.9 mi
- Forest Meadow: 3.1 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.1 mi
- Rhododendron Collection: 3.1 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.2 mi
Museums: 19
- Historic Johnson Farm: 8.1 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.9 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 9.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 18
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 2.6 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 6.2 mi
- Ironland: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 5.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 7.6 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 7.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 4.9 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 10.8 mi
- High Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 23.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 11.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 3.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Britton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Knob | W 263° | 1,221 m | 7.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 263° | 1,221 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ferrin Knob | W 266° | 1,211 m | 6.0 mi |
| Young Pisgah Mountain | W 272° | 1,197 m | 7.4 mi |
| Green Top | W 272° | 1,146 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rich Knob | W 270° | 1,128 m | 5.7 mi |
| Billy Cove Knob | W 280° | 1,126 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,121 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fletcher 3 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009621 — Britton Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357800945
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