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Bull Pen Mountain

Bull Pen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bull Pen Mountain rises to 1,014 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chattooga Cliffs, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31618948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,014 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.02926, -83.12459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Cane Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Pothole Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Dixon Park: 2.9 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Ravenel Park: 3.7 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 4.1 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 19.2 mi
  • Chalice: 19.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.4 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.6 mi
  • North Beach: 17.8 mi
  • South Beach: 18.8 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Bull Pen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainNNW1,489 m3.7 mi
Chimneytop MountainNE1,401 m6.1 mi
Satulah MountainW1,377 m3.9 mi
Terrapin MountainNE1,357 m2.5 mi
Sassafras MountainNE1,335 m6.2 mi
Blackrock MountainNW1,328 m2.3 mi
Little Fodderstack MountainWNW1,296 m3.3 mi
Fodderstack MountainW1,295 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2020:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806822

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