Tarkiln Mountain
Tarkiln Mountain rises to 1,068 m in North Carolina. Silvermine Bald stands 1,822 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grace Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31642235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,068 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Fetterbush Overlook (MP 421.7) · 6 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.4 mi
- Champion Park: 5.7 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 7.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 8.8 mi
- Grace Falls: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Rock Falls: 0.7 mi
- Barbara Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cathey's Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Revels Prong Falls: 1.4 mi
- Three Forks Mountain: 0.8 mi
- King Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Daves Rock: 1.1 mi
- Revels Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 4.3 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.0 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 13.5 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 14.1 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 16.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.6 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 8.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- El Lieutenant: 12.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.4 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 21.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 22.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 8.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 15.8 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 19.9 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
- M1: 5.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 8.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 22.6 mi
- Chalice: 20.9 mi
- Ear: 20.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.0 mi
- Berm Park: 21.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 22.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 13.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 24.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Tarkiln Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvermine Bald | NNW 329° | 1,822 m | 6.6 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NW 326° | 1,821 m | 6.6 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NW 322° | 1,744 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fork River Bald | NNW 340° | 1,683 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NW 322° | 1,546 m | 4.0 mi |
| Seniard Mountain | N 353° | 1,534 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNW 327° | 1,505 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 301° | 1,477 m | 6.4 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 | 20:12 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022888 — Tarkiln Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809393
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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