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Grassy Ridge Bald

Grassy Ridge Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Grassy Ridge Bald, a peak in North Carolinajpaxton · CC BY-SA 3.0

Grassy Ridge Bald rises to 1,879 m in North Carolina. Roan High Knob stands 1,916 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 7.3 miles off.

About

The story

Grassy Ridge Bald is a bald mountain in North Carolina and is part of the Roan Highlands, within the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 6,184 feet (1,885 m) and it lies on the boundary between Avery County, North Carolina (its highest point) and Mitchell County, North Carolina. The mountain forms feeder streams for the North Toe River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5597625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1879 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.09984, -82.08040

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fall Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Jones Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 10.6 mi
Parks
  • Roan Mountain State Park: 5.0 mi
  • Roan Mountain Community Park: 6.9 mi
  • Wade Tipton Memorial Ballpark: 7.2 mi
  • Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 12.6 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 13.3 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 27
  • SPMS Billboard: 12.6 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 12.7 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 12.8 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 12.8 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 27
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 17
Gardens: 12
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 19.6 mi
  • Terrace garden: 19.6 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 20.1 mi
  • ETSU Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Hampton Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.8 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Grassy Ridge Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roan High KnobW 278°1,916 m2.4 mi
Cloudland MountainW 277°1,883 m2.8 mi
Jane BaldWNW 301°1,770 m0.8 mi
Round BaldWNW 291°1,770 m1.4 mi
Hump MountainNE 54°1,688 m4.7 mi
Little Yellow MountainSSE 165°1,674 m2.5 mi
Beartown MountainWNW 293°1,674 m3.4 mi
Little Hump MountainENE 59°1,662 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743515966696862544337
Precip in4.33.84.74.74.84.85.35.04.03.33.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020523 — Grassy Ridge Bald, Avery County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807509

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