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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 903 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Capps Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31424055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
903 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16067, -82.63679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Jenn's Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Cannon Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Notch Falls: 2.6 mi
  • High Falls: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
  • Franklin Park: 7.1 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 7.1 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 7.9 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 39
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 6.0 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 7.2 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 7.2 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
  • English Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Asia Garden: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Museums: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 3.8 mi
  • M1: 7.3 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.4 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandstone Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleNE 49°1,148 m7.3 mi
Rich MountainWNW 293°1,119 m2.8 mi
Stone MountainNE 41°1,098 m5.6 mi
Slick Rock MountainWNW 293°1,086 m3.1 mi
Middle MountainWSW 241°1,044 m3.7 mi
Coldbranch MountainSSW 206°1,016 m4.9 mi
Slicking MountainSW 216°1,013 m5.8 mi
Bradford MountainSSW 200°1,011 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806846

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