Bryson Mountain
Bryson Mountain rises to 890 m in North Carolina. Candler Knob stands 1,381 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Caney Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31618430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 890 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 4 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 4 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 4 mi
- Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caney Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hogback Knob: 1.1 mi
- Mills Knob: 1.6 mi
- Davie Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Seniard Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 4.5 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sitton Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Mills River Park: 4.0 mi
- Westfeldt River Park: 4.2 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 4.9 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- UNCA Kellogg Center: 6.0 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 4.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.5 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.6 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 13.1 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.2 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 5.9 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 6.0 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 6.1 mi
- Miniature Railroad: 6.1 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 8.2 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.3 mi
- High Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Long Rock: 16.0 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.5 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 3.7 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 4.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 8.5 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.8 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 9.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 6.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 13.3 mi
- Statue of Diana: 9.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 11.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 11.9 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 11.9 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 12.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.9 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 14.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Bryson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candler Knob | WNW 283° | 1,381 m | 6.8 mi |
| Stony Bald | WNW 288° | 1,363 m | 6.6 mi |
| Johnson Knob | W 269° | 1,337 m | 5.8 mi |
| Funneltop Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,288 m | 6.6 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | W 268° | 1,246 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | W 269° | 1,230 m | 4.9 mi |
| Shell Knob | WNW 301° | 1,221 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,221 m | 6.0 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 13 S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806763
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 12 mi
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