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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
1011 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
Peaks
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
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
Gardens: 9
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
  • English Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
Museums: 8
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 7.0 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainESE 121°1,087 m2.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainSE 129°1,063 m4.0 mi
Rocky MountainNW 307°1,063 m6.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainSE 129°1,041 m5.8 mi
Indian Camp MountainE 94°1,027 m1.6 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 313°1,013 m6.2 mi
Slicking MountainE 87°1,013 m7.0 mi
Rock MountainSE 140°1,003 m4.1 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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