Little Bearpen Mountain
Little Bearpen Mountain rises to 1,249 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey Trail Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Waterfall Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31630583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1249 m
How to reach it
- On the Waterfall Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 0.4 mi
- Highlands Falls: 1.2 mi
- Naiad Falls: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 1.4 mi
- Pinky Falls: 1.6 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 0.5 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 0.5 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 0.7 mi
- Ravenel Park: 1.2 mi
- Dixon Park: 1.7 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Holt Knob: 1.0 mi
- Little Fodderstack Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.7 mi
- Flat Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 1.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 1.5 mi
- Western Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 4.9 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.6 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.7 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 17.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 17.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 12.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.2 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.4 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 20.6 mi
- Ear: 16.6 mi
- Chalice: 17.2 mi
- Wi: 17.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 21.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Common Gardening: 23.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.0 mi
- North Beach: 22.2 mi
- South Beach: 23.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- South: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Little Bearpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | N 1° | 1,562 m | 5.1 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,521 m | 3.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | N 354° | 1,503 m | 5.8 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,489 m | 3.4 mi |
| Goat Knob | N 11° | 1,418 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cole Mountain | N 355° | 1,417 m | 3.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,396 m | 3.7 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,396 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021171 — Little Bearpen Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807966
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