Sitting Bear Mountain
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
- 1.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 15.8 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 2 mi
- Gorge View · 2 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 2 mi
- Chimney View · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gingercake Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hawksbill Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Knob: 1.7 mi
- Long Arm Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Parks Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Crossnore Town Park: 6.7 mi
- Point Park: 7.7 mi
- Green Valley Community Center: 7.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 7.5 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 10.2 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 10.5 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 11.0 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Raven Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- 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
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 11.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 7.3 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 14.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 15.8 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 16.9 mi
- 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
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 6.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 6.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 13.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 10.0 mi
- Boat beach: 12.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.5 mi
- Mortimer: 8.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson Bald | WNW 292° | 1,414 m | 9.3 mi |
| Little Bald | NNE 15° | 1,307 m | 8.9 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,295 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buck Hill | NW 311° | 1,295 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hawshaw Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,295 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ball Ground Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,294 m | 2.8 mi |
| Gingercake Mountain | N 357° | 1,262 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cranberry Knob | N 4° | 1,258 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809251
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