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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 1,011 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the east-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shangri-La Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31424053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,011 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.08678, -82.82069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Shangri-La Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Pounding Mill Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Hog Wild Cave Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Arrowhead Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Persistence Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 4.0 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 9.0 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 9.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 25
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 11.2 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 13.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 13.8 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.7 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 10
  • Devil's Kitchen: 11.0 mi
  • M1: 11.1 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 16.6 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • English Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 24.1 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • South: 19.6 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 22.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.3 mi
  • North Beach: 18.0 mi
  • South Beach: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 4
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainESE1,087 m2.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainSE1,063 m4.0 mi
Pinnacle MountainSE1,041 m5.8 mi
Indian Camp MountainE1,027 m1.6 mi
Chestnut MountainNW1,013 m6.2 mi
Slicking MountainE1,013 m7.0 mi
Rock MountainSE1,003 m4.1 mi
Whiteoak MountainESE1,002 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019428 — Burnt Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806844

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