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Little Bearwallow Mountain

Little Bearwallow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Bearwallow Mountain rises to 1,208 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bearwallow Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Drovers Road passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.46512, -82.34623

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Edneyville Community Park: 5.3 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 5.7 mi
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 5.8 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.2 mi
  • Morse Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 25
Museums: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 6.3 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.3 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 10.8 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.8 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.3 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 12.9 mi
  • Wake: 14.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Little Bearwallow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainNNE 17°1,341 m2.6 mi
Black KnobN 1°1,291 m6.6 mi
Bearwallow MountainWSW 244°1,281 m0.7 mi
Blue Rock KnobNNE 33°1,225 m3.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 133°1,208 m6.0 mi
Blue Rock MountainNNE 27°1,160 m3.0 mi
Shumont MountainE 88°1,156 m5.8 mi
Dill KnobNNE 21°1,155 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526065686762534336
Precip in4.53.74.74.64.14.44.94.65.23.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021172 — Little Bearwallow Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807967

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