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Old Bald

Old Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Old Bald rises to 1,760 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the east-southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Bald, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1760 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.38316, -83.02764

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lone Bald: 1.1 mi
  • Lost Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Choga Butt Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Laurel Patch Bald: 1.9 mi
  • Chestnut Knob: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Big Falls of Beechflat Creek: 1.9 mi
  • Boomer Inn Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Bearwallow Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Catamount Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Bearwallow Falls: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 4.7 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 5.8 mi
  • Hazelwood Recreation Park: 7.1 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 8.3 mi
  • Waynesville Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 7.2 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 8.1 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 8.9 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 10.3 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 10.8 mi
Museums: 16
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 12.0 mi
  • American Museum of the House Cat: 14.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 6.1 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 10.5 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 9.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 9.9 mi
  • Wi: 10.0 mi
  • Ear: 10.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pisgah Picnic: 15.6 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 5.2 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 12.5 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Mouse Creek Spring: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Old Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamESE 118°1,951 m2.4 mi
Mount Lyn LowryNW 320°1,873 m7.3 mi
Reinhart KnobSE 129°1,856 m3.7 mi
Cold Spring KnobE 81°1,808 m3.1 mi
Rough Butt BaldSE 143°1,807 m5.9 mi
Green KnobESE 121°1,796 m7.0 mi
Lone BaldESE 112°1,784 m1.1 mi
Spot KnobSE 137°1,764 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808459

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