Peak · North Carolina
Double Head
Double Head rises to 1,112 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,611 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31622701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1112 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.44428, -82.64179
- 0.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 1 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 1 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 1 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Kramers Vista: 0.9 mi
- Cold Knob: 1.0 mi
- Double Knob: 1.1 mi
- Seniard Mountain: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.8 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 4.9 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Ferin Fire Tower: 2.1 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.6 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 11.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 3.8 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 4.0 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 4.1 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 4.1 mi
- Miniature Railroad: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.4 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.1 mi
- High Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 5.1 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 6.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.3 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 8.4 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 8.4 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.0 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 10.1 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 10.1 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 10.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Historic Johnson Farm: 9.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.1 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.6 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 13.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 12.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 5.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Double Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,611 m | 6.0 mi |
| Candler Knob | W 260° | 1,381 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stony Bald | W 265° | 1,363 m | 4.7 mi |
| Johnson Knob | WSW 239° | 1,337 m | 4.9 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SW 235° | 1,246 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SW 233° | 1,230 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 279° | 1,221 m | 3.7 mi |
| Shell Knob | W 279° | 1,221 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020005 — Double Head, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807209
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