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Rumbling Bald Mountain

Rumbling Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rumbling Bald Mountain rises to 914 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Party Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31639551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
914 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.45984, -82.22678

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Morse Park: 1.7 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 1.7 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 1.8 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 2.1 mi
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Bottomless Pools: 2.3 mi
  • Hickory Nut Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 25
Museums: 25
Attractions: 17
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.2 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 4.1 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.9 mi
  • Southern X793: 16.2 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 11.5 mi
  • Globe: 15.0 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.7 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 18.9 mi
  • Orange Bear: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rumbling Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainWNW 295°1,341 m6.6 mi
Bearwallow MountainW 271°1,281 m7.3 mi
Blue Rock KnobWNW 303°1,225 m5.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 213°1,208 m4.4 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainW 273°1,208 m6.7 mi
Blue Rock MountainWNW 300°1,160 m6.1 mi
Shumont MountainWNW 302°1,156 m1.1 mi
Turkey KnobW 266°1,136 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357784171

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