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Burl Mountain

Burl Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burl Mountain rises to 797 m in North Carolina. South Spring Top stands 1,405 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31619095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
797 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.24622, -82.74874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 1.6 mi
  • Franklin Park: 1.6 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 2.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.4 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Warrior Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Bambi Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Fawn Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • King Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Whitetail Falls: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 22
  • Brevard Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • Camp John Rock: 3.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.6 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.6 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 12.0 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 14
  • M1: 1.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.3 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 11.9 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.4 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.8 mi
Museums: 9
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.4 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 15.6 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Berm Park: 20.0 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 23.2 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 23.3 mi
  • Chalice: 24.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Spring TopNW1,405 m6.9 mi
Black MountainN1,307 m5.7 mi
Clawhammer MountainN1,241 m6.2 mi
Cedar Rock MountainWNW1,236 m3.0 mi
Buckwheat KnobNNW1,222 m6.3 mi
Looking Glass RockNNW1,209 m4.7 mi
Kagle MountainWSW1,178 m2.7 mi
Chestnut KnobNW1,173 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806837

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