Peak · North Carolina
Lance Mountain
Lance Mountain rises to 912 m in North Carolina. Stony Bald stands 1,363 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31629957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 912 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.47595, -82.60429
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 2 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 2 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 2 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ball Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Glenn Bald: 0.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.2 mi
- Truckwheel Mountain: 2.0 mi
- LR 606: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 1.8 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 3.3 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 7.4 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Ferin Fire Tower: 4.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.0 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 8.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.7 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Native Azalea Garden: 1.3 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 1.4 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 1.5 mi
- Forest Meadow: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 17
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 4.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 5.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.3 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 5.6 mi
- Ironland: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 5.4 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.2 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 7.3 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 7.3 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 16
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.7 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.7 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.7 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.8 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 6.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 12.0 mi
- High Rocks: 14.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 12.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 24.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 9.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 1.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 7.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Lance Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Bald | WSW 249° | 1,363 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SW 229° | 1,230 m | 7.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,221 m | 5.9 mi |
| Shell Knob | WSW 254° | 1,221 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ferrin Knob | WSW 254° | 1,211 m | 4.0 mi |
| Young Pisgah Mountain | W 266° | 1,197 m | 5.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 223° | 1,185 m | 6.9 mi |
| Green Top | W 263° | 1,146 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012673 — Lance Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802326
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