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Burge Mountain

Burge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burge Mountain rises to 892 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31619041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.39817, -82.46290

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fletcher Park: 2.9 mi
  • Berkeley Mills Park: 3.3 mi
  • Patton Park: 4.5 mi
  • Westfeldt River Park: 4.7 mi
  • William H. King Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Turley Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Oleta Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 44
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 10.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Rhododendron Collection: 10.6 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 17
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 4.4 mi
  • Southern X793: 5.4 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 5.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 5.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Statue of Diana: 10.9 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 13.7 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 13.7 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 10.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Burge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainNE 54°1,281 m7.4 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainNE 55°1,208 m8.0 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesNE 44°1,152 m7.6 mi
Turkey KnobENE 57°1,136 m6.7 mi
Bank MountainNE 53°1,128 m4.1 mi
Bald Top MountainENE 64°1,086 m4.4 mi
Hightop MountainNE 50°1,082 m2.3 mi
Rich MountainENE 64°1,048 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806830

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