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Little Bald Mountain

Little Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Bald Mountain rises to 1,611 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,819 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pisgah Picnic, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31425117, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,611 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.40705, -82.74568

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Little Barnett Branch Trail Falls: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.3 mi
  • Powhatan Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 8.9 mi
  • Hominy Valley Park: 9.5 mi
  • Bridge Park: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 0.5 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 5.5 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.9 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.5 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Stream Garden: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 18
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.2 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.9 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 12.1 mi
  • M1: 12.2 mi
  • Antler Hill Village: 13.8 mi
Museums: 14
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.3 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 9.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 14.4 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 15.2 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 15.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 4.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Little Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainW1,819 m6.2 mi
Dog Loser KnobWSW1,756 m6.6 mi
Mount PisgahNNW1,744 m1.4 mi
Old Butt KnobWSW1,684 m6.0 mi
Fryingpan MountainWSW1,621 m1.9 mi
Little Pisgah MountainN1,611 m1.1 mi
Big BaldSW1,588 m1.1 mi
Beech KnobWSW1,547 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556269727165554539
Precip in4.03.34.14.74.44.45.74.14.63.54.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021168 — Little Bald Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807962

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