Peak · North Carolina
Stairs Mountain
Stairs Mountain rises to 1,757 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shining Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1757 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.37677, -82.86874
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 2.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 4 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 4 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 4 mi
- Wagon Road Gap Overlook (MP 411.8) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shining Rock: 0.7 mi
- Dog Loser Knob: 1.0 mi
- Flower Knob: 1.2 mi
- Old Butt Knob: 1.5 mi
- Grassy Cove Top: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Boulderfield Falls: 1.3 mi
- Little East Fork Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Greasy Cove Falls: 2.4 mi
- Ivestor Ridge Falls: 2.7 mi
- GPS Falls: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.4 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 9.8 mi
- Canton Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Waynesville Recreation Park: 10.6 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.5 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.2 mi
- Camp John Rock: 7.7 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 26
- Rhododenron Garden: 10.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 16.5 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 21
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.3 mi
- M1: 12.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- Berm Park: 11.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 12.1 mi
- Chalice: 18.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.1 mi
- Wi: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Bald Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 10.9 mi
- River Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.6 mi
- Dunns Rock: 15.8 mi
Museums: 14
- Cradle of Forestry: 5.4 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 0.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 2.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Cool Spring: 20.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 9.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Stairs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Balsam | W 265° | 1,951 m | 6.9 mi |
| Black Balsam Knob | S 185° | 1,890 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Hardy | SSW 213° | 1,866 m | 6.1 mi |
| Reinhart Knob | WSW 253° | 1,856 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | S 180° | 1,846 m | 2.7 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | S 172° | 1,844 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sam Knob | SSW 204° | 1,844 m | 3.6 mi |
| Shining Rock | SSE 149° | 1,829 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1015780 — Stairs Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357803753
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