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Buttermilk Mountain

Buttermilk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buttermilk Mountain rises to 914 m in North Carolina. Little Bald Mountain stands 1,611 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammett Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31619315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
914 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.36928, -82.65624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • High Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Billy Branch Falls: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Etowah Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mills River Park: 6.1 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 6.6 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 6.9 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.1 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 6.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.9 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Miniature Railroad: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 15
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.7 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.2 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 8.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.1 mi
  • M1: 10.5 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 13.2 mi
  • Berm Park: 13.9 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 15.1 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 15.2 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 8.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Buttermilk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bald MountainWNW1,611 m5.7 mi
Little Pisgah MountainNW1,611 m6.2 mi
Big BaldWNW1,588 m6.3 mi
Candler KnobNW1,381 m6.1 mi
Stony BaldNW1,363 m6.1 mi
Johnson KnobNW1,337 m4.3 mi
Funneltop MountainW1,288 m3.7 mi
Clawhammer MountainWSW1,241 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564640
Precip in4.43.73.94.34.24.85.34.74.43.53.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 13 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019447 — Buttermilk Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806864

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