Burl Mountain
Burl Mountain rises to 1,072 m in North Carolina. Fork River Bald stands 1,683 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bambi Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31619108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1072 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 6 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bambi Falls: 0.4 mi
- Whitetail Falls: 0.4 mi
- Fawn Branch Falls: 0.4 mi
- Warrior Falls: 0.4 mi
- King Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.1 mi
- Southern Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Kagle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Burl Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 3.0 mi
- Franklin Park: 3.1 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.8 mi
- Champion Park: 7.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 19.1 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 19.2 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 19.3 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 19.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 2.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 8.1 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.3 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 13.3 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 15.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 5.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 10.8 mi
- El Lieutenant: 12.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.6 mi
- M1: 2.8 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.8 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 6.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 16.2 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 16.7 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 18.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 10.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 19.6 mi
- Berm Park: 19.5 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 22.1 mi
- Chalice: 23.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 23.2 mi
- Ear: 23.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 11.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 14.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fork River Bald | NW 312° | 1,683 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,546 m | 5.4 mi |
| Seniard Mountain | NW 323° | 1,534 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | WNW 293° | 1,505 m | 5.6 mi |
| South Spring Top | NNW 331° | 1,405 m | 5.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,307 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 3° | 1,247 m | 6.2 mi |
| Clawhammer Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,241 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019418 — Burl Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806839
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- Asheville · 26 mi
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