Bullpen Cove Falls
Bullpen Cove Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,114 m. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
valley in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q35375124, matched on coordinates and name (372 m apart).
How to reach it
- On the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- On the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Knob: 0.9 mi
- Old Butt Knob: 1.8 mi
- Beech Knob: 2.2 mi
- Dog Loser Knob: 2.4 mi
- Fryingpan Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Pigeon Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
- No-Name Cove Falls: 1.7 mi
- Poundingmill Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Cradle Falls: 1.8 mi
- Little Barnett Branch Trail Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 2.2 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 9.5 mi
- Franklin Park: 10.5 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 10.6 mi
- Canton Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.8 mi
- Camp John Rock: 5.8 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.9 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 10.1 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 12.7 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 14.2 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 14.5 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 14.5 mi
- Berm Park: 11.5 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 14.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 19.1 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 19.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 20.0 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 2.5 mi
- M1: 10.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 13.1 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 15.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 16.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 12.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 13.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 13.8 mi
- River Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 2.2 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Shook Museum: 12.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 17.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 3.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 6.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 4.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 8.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 18.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Bullpen Cove Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | SW 232° | 1,890 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,846 m | 3.8 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | WSW 246° | 1,844 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sam Knob | WSW 241° | 1,844 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shining Rock | W 272° | 1,829 m | 2.8 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | SW 225° | 1,822 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | SW 226° | 1,821 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NW 320° | 1,819 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 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, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 177 | 200 | 215 | 203 | 160 | 112 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 103 | 111 | 133 | 157 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, NC, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9975056721
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