Peak · North Carolina
Young Pisgah Mountain
Young Pisgah Mountain rises to 1,197 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1197 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.47067, -82.69763
- 1.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- View Stony Bald · 1 mi
- Beaver Dam Overlook Parking · 2 mi
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 2 mi
- Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Long Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Shell Knob: 1.3 mi
- Sheep Rock: 1.5 mi
- Ferrin Knob: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 4.3 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 4.5 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Ferin Fire Tower: 1.6 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 10.9 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 11.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 5.0 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 5.3 mi
- Holly Garden: 5.3 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 5.3 mi
- Stream Garden: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Berm Park: 7.2 mi
- Statue of Diana: 9.7 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 10.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.3 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 15
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 8.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 8.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 9.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.4 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 9.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 9.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.8 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.8 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 11.9 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.5 mi
- High Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Pisgah Picnic: 5.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 15.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 2.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 4.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Young Pisgah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SW 227° | 1,744 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 219° | 1,611 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,611 m | 5.2 mi |
| Twelve O'Clock Top | W 270° | 1,464 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 231° | 1,452 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | W 266° | 1,420 m | 5.7 mi |
| Candler Knob | SW 216° | 1,381 m | 3.4 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 215° | 1,363 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023351 — Young Pisgah Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809643
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