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Sitting Bear Mountain

Sitting Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sitting Bear Mountain rises to 1,248 m in North Carolina. Burleson Bald stands 1,414 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gingercake Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31640796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93041, -81.88983

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Gingercake Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Zig Zag Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Brushy Ridge Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Steels Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 10.0 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 10.1 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 10.1 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Linville Caverns: 2.8 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 6.5 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 9.8 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 10.2 mi
  • Stack Rock: 11.7 mi
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 17
  • Mortimer memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 10.5 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 10.1 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Community Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Terrace garden: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 2.8 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 6.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 6.9 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Sitting Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burleson BaldWNW 292°1,414 m9.3 mi
Little BaldNNE 15°1,307 m8.9 mi
Humpback MountainWNW 284°1,295 m4.1 mi
Buck HillNW 311°1,295 m7.7 mi
Hawshaw MountainNNW 342°1,295 m8.4 mi
Ball Ground MountainNNW 347°1,294 m2.8 mi
Gingercake MountainN 357°1,262 m0.6 mi
Cranberry KnobN 4°1,258 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809251

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