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Bursted Rock Mountain

Bursted Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bursted Rock Mountain rises to 981 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolves Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31424061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
981 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.09279, -82.71598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Slicking Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Jane Cantrell Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Reece Place Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Graveley Falls: 2.3 mi
  • East Fork Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 3.8 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
  • Champion Park: 7.2 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 8.6 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 5.3 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 7.7 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 9.8 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 9.8 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 43
Gardens: 19
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.3 mi
  • English Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 19.4 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 5.0 mi
  • M1: 9.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.6 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 14.6 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 22.2 mi
  • South: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.6 mi
  • North Beach: 20.9 mi
  • South Beach: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Bursted Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNNE 18°1,119 m6.1 mi
Sassafras MountainWSW 241°1,087 m4.0 mi
Slick Rock MountainNNE 15°1,086 m6.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 224°1,063 m4.1 mi
Middle MountainNNE 23°1,044 m3.1 mi
Pinnacle MountainSSW 199°1,041 m4.3 mi
Indian Camp MountainW 263°1,027 m4.4 mi
Coldbranch MountainE 83°1,016 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1120:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357080841

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