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Broomstraw Mountain

Broomstraw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Broomstraw Mountain rises to 939 m in North Carolina. Ogle Ridge stands 1,664 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31618059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
939 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85039, -82.46624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 6.0 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.3 mi
  • Burnsville Town Square: 10.4 mi
  • Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 60
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 9.1 mi
  • Otway Burns: 10.4 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.4 mi
  • Tennis Court: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 10.4 mi
  • Stream: 10.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 10.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 10.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 10.4 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 16
  • Mountain Gardens: 13.9 mi
  • Terrace garden: 13.9 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 15.7 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.7 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Overlook Access: 23.1 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Broomstraw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ogle RidgeESE 107°1,664 m6.3 mi
Coxcomb MountainESE 113°1,655 m5.6 mi
Licklog MountainE 99°1,570 m6.0 mi
Blue KnobE 93°1,497 m6.8 mi
High KnobE 87°1,489 m6.5 mi
Rocky KnobESE 115°1,478 m4.7 mi
Elk Wallow KnobN 353°1,452 m6.8 mi
Slickrock MountainE 81°1,415 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806721

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