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Burntshirt Mountain

Burntshirt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burntshirt Mountain rises to 1,061 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Drovers Road passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31619198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1061 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48067, -82.33049

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Broad River Falls: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • The Gathering Place: 5.3 mi
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 5.5 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 5.9 mi
  • Edneyville Community Park: 6.4 mi
  • Morse Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 26
Museums: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 6.0 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.8 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 11.9 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 13.0 mi
  • Southern X793: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.2 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 12.5 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.9 mi
  • Wake: 14.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Burntshirt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainN 355°1,341 m1.4 mi
Jesses High TopNNW 348°1,326 m6.8 mi
High WindyN 356°1,321 m6.2 mi
Black KnobN 352°1,291 m5.6 mi
Bearwallow MountainSW 227°1,281 m2.0 mi
High TopN 1°1,263 m6.8 mi
Blue Rock KnobNNE 28°1,225 m2.0 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainSW 219°1,208 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526065686762534336
Precip in4.53.74.74.64.14.44.94.65.23.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806850

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