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Burl Mountain

Burl Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burl Mountain rises to 814 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jump Off Rock, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31619133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
814 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31623, -82.54707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 1.2 mi
  • Etowah Park: 2.3 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 2.4 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 2.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Turley Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.1 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 9.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.4 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 12.9 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
  • Statue of Diana: 15.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.9 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 18.0 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 18.0 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 2.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 4.9 mi
  • Southern X793: 5.1 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 7.7 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Burl Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleS 176°1,148 m6.0 mi
Stone MountainSSW 192°1,098 m6.6 mi
Snaggy MountainSSE 165°1,027 m6.2 mi
Sharpy MountainW 278°1,013 m7.1 mi
Rich MountainSSE 162°1,002 m6.6 mi
Forge MountainNW 308°999 m5.4 mi
Jeter MountainSSW 204°998 m4.0 mi
Ann MountainSSE 151°990 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019419 — Burl Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806840

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