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Burt Mountain

Burt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burt Mountain rises to 1,013 m in North Carolina. Big Butt stands 1,807 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Snowball Lookout Tower, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31619210, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1013 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77706, -82.43041

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • North Buncombe District Park: 7.8 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.8 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 9.1 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Tennis Court: 7.6 mi
  • Spring House: 7.6 mi
  • Tool Shed: 7.6 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 7.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 23
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.1 mi
  • Friends: 12.1 mi
  • Stream: 12.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 12.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 12.1 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.5 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Burt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ButtE 82°1,807 m4.8 mi
Bullhead MountainSE 136°1,798 m5.8 mi
Craggy PinnacleSSE 150°1,780 m5.9 mi
Point MiseryE 96°1,736 m5.3 mi
Flat Spring KnobENE 78°1,728 m5.0 mi
Little ButtE 91°1,708 m4.9 mi
Locust KnobSE 127°1,671 m5.6 mi
Walker KnobESE 111°1,665 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019434 — Burt Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806853

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