Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Peak · North Carolina

Bunker Hill

Bunker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bunker Hill rises to 684 m in North Carolina. Cedar Rock Mountain stands 1,236 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31619013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
684 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.18456, -82.77707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • William Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Revels Prong Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Middle Batson Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Batson Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Connestee Falls: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 3.9 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 4.3 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.6 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Camp John Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 10.2 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.9 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 13.0 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Brevard Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 20.6 mi
  • English Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 4.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 10.0 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 11.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.7 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 16.0 mi
Museums: 12
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 11.5 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 19.3 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Berm Park: 24.1 mi
  • Chalice: 24.3 mi
  • Ear: 24.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 24.4 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Rock MountainNNW1,236 m5.2 mi
Kagle MountainNNW1,178 m3.8 mi
Chestnut KnobN1,173 m5.7 mi
Three Forks MountainNW1,136 m3.9 mi
Rich MountainE1,119 m5.4 mi
Stone MountainNNW1,112 m4.8 mi
Daves RockNW1,098 m4.6 mi
Brushy MountainNW1,087 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019406 — Bunker Hill, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806829

More peaks in North Carolina

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bunker Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens