Peak · North Carolina
Dunsmore Mountain
Dunsmore Mountain rises to 855 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31623023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 855 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49178, -82.72430
- 2.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 3 mi
- View Hominy Valley · 3 mi
- View Stony Bald · 3 mi
- Mills River Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Long Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Standhill Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 1.9 mi
- Young Pisgah Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Hominy Valley Park: 4.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain Park: 4.8 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 5.1 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Berm Park: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 7.0 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Ferin Fire Tower: 3.6 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 5.5 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Anne Penland: 11.9 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 6.2 mi
- Holly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 6.5 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 6.5 mi
- Stream Garden: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 18
- Antler Hill Village: 9.1 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 9.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.5 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Berm Park: 5.1 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 10.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 10.4 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 10.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.6 mi
Museums: 15
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.2 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.3 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.9 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 10.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 16.6 mi
- High Rocks: 18.9 mi
- Bald Cliff: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pisgah Picnic: 5.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 18.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 22.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 2.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Dunsmore Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 202° | 1,744 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,611 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,611 m | 6.0 mi |
| Twelve O'Clock Top | WSW 251° | 1,464 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,452 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,420 m | 4.6 mi |
| Candler Knob | S 186° | 1,381 m | 4.2 mi |
| Stony Bald | S 181° | 1,363 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 | 07:20 | 18:56 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807258
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