The oak-wooded summit of Allen Mountain in late-afternoon January light, with blue ridgelines through the trees

3.20 acres · Black Mountain, North Carolina

337 Pinnacle Drive

The top of Allen Mountain, directly above Black Mountain.

Photo: the summit, January. Unedited.

The land

A summit, and a town below it

337 Pinnacle Drive is 3.20 wooded acres at the top of Allen Mountain, a little over 3,200 feet up. The town of Black Mountain and its golf course sit directly below.

The approach

The drive up is half the pleasure. Black Mountain Estates is a luxury home community, and its streets are wide and paved, with room for two cars to pass at ease, which is rare in these mountains, where most roads are narrow switchbacks. Beautiful homes come into view at every turn. Then the gate, the last climb up Pinnacle Drive, and level ground on the summit.

From the top the land falls away on every side. In winter, with the leaves down, there are ridgelines in every direction. In summer the oaks close in and it becomes a quiet, shaded place.

It could be a full-time home, a weekend place, or somewhere to work without interruption. The land doesn't make that choice for you. Downtown is about ten minutes away.

Level, leaf-covered ground among oaks at the top of the lot in low January sun — The level ground at the top. Unedited photo, January.

List price: $309,000per the active MLS listing
MLS #: 4436905Canopy MLS
Acreage: 3.20 accounty GIS · plat: 3.188 ac
Elevation: ≈ 3,210 ftUSGS / county elevation data
Neighborhood: Black Mountain Estatesluxury home community
Access: Wide, pavedstreets rare in these mountains · gated summit drive
Downtown: ≈ 9 minto Cherry Street

Above the town

Seen from downtown Black Mountain

This is the mountain as it sits above town: a 3D view built from public elevation data and aerial photography, looking north-west from above downtown. The lot is the top of the nearer ridge.

3D terrain view looking north-west from above downtown Black Mountain toward Allen Mountain, with an arrow marking 337 Pinnacle Drive at the summit of the nearer ridge — Computer-generated terrain view, not a photograph. Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Imagery: USGS NAIP (summer leaf-on). Vertical scale 1:1. Arrow position from the lot's coordinates.

9 minCherry Street, downtown Black Mountain · 2.7 mi
12 minMontreat · 3.9 mi
26 minBlue Ridge Parkway at US-70 · 14.5 mi
30 minDowntown Asheville · 18.6 mi
42 minAsheville airport (AVL) · 25.0 mi

Drive times computed with OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap road data, free-flow (no traffic). Allow more at busy times.

The views

What it looks like up there

These are unedited photographs taken on the lot and on the road up, in November 2021 and January 2022–2023. The views are clearest with the leaves down. Select any photo to enlarge it.

Panorama of the flat, oak-wooded summit in late-afternoon January light, ridgelines visible through bare trees — The top of the lot, January afternoon (panorama)

Bare oaks and rhododendron on the summit with blue ridgelines behind — Late light on the summit, January

Level ground covered in oak leaves at the top of the lot — The level ground at the top, January

Distant ridgelines seen through the oaks in low sun — Ridgelines through the oaks, January

Flat wooded ground with a rhododendron thicket — Rhododendron at the edge of the flat area

The end of the paved drive at the summit, surrounded by bare trees — Where the paved drive ends, January

Leaf-covered level ground and bare trees on a grey day — Level ground near the drive, January

View through tall trees toward a misty valley — Valley haze through the trees, January

Tall bare trees on the summit on an overcast day — Oaks on the crest, January

Rhododendron and oaks on a gentle slope — Rhododendron and oak, January

Sloping woods with ridgelines across the valley in late autumn — Across the valley, November

Open level woods covered in fallen leaves — Open woods near the top, November

A path through oaks with mountains beyond — Along the crest, November

Woods with distant ridges, late autumn — Distant ridges, November

A large oak trunk with ridgelines behind — One of the large oaks, November

Bare trees with blue ridges on the horizon — Ridges on the horizon, November

Bare trees with the valley floor visible below — The valley below, November

Low brush and trees with long-range mountain views — Long-range view from the slope, November

Ridgelines framed by trees with yellow leaves — Late color, November

Looking down through trees toward the valley and town — Looking down toward the valley, November

Layered blue mountain ridgelines under thin cloud, seen from Pinnacle Drive below the lot — The long view from Pinnacle Drive, just below the lot (cropped), November

The paved road climbing through autumn woods — Pinnacle Drive on the way up: paved and privately maintained

Opening a view

Selective thinning, not clearing

Most of the trees near the top are oaks, many over 20 inches across. Taking out some of the smaller understory trees would open the long view without losing the woods. The concept on the right shows one example; the large oaks stay as framing.

Any tree removal is the buyer's decision and subject to Town of Black Mountain rules. County GIS shows a ridge-protection overlay on the parcel; confirm requirements with the Town before planning.

Unedited photo: oaks and rhododendron on the summit with ridgelines partly hidden behind the trees

Concept rendering: the same view with some smaller trees removed, opening a window to the ridgelines

Left: unedited photo (January). Right of the slider: the same photo, digitally altered.

Concept rendering — digitally altered. Not a representation of current conditions.

What could be built here

One idea for the summit

A modern mountain home of about 2,500 square feet, set into the trees on the level ground at the top: two levels, dark board-and-batten or charred wood, a standing-seam metal roof, a stone base and chimney, and a wall of glass toward the view. A large deck runs along the view side and steps out over the slope, with room to eat, sit and keep a fire. The large oaks stay. Around the house, mountain laurel, rhododendron, native grasses and low stone walls. This is an illustration of what the site could support, not a design or an approved plan.

Concept rendering: a two-level dark modern mountain home with a metal roof, stone chimney and a wall of glass among oaks at golden hour, with a large deck on timber posts over the slope, a dining table, lounge seating and a fire table

Concept rendering: the house at dusk with a lit two-story glass gable, a long deck with a fire table, rhododendron in front and oaks around it

Concept rendering: the same house seen from the end of the drive after a snowfall, with smoke from the stone chimney, a lit glass gable and a large deck on timber posts

Concept rendering: the great room inside the glass gable, with a stone fireplace, a vaulted wood ceiling with a timber truss, and floor-to-peak glass looking out over the deck and fire table to layered ridgelines

The land

Site plan

Traced from the 2021 topographic and tree survey. The surveyed area covers the crest along the west line, where the paved drive ends in a turnaround. The ground is most level near the top; the oaks and hickories located by the surveyor, most 20 to 36 inches across, are shown where they stand.

A hiking trail follows the west property line. The drive runs to the lot within a 20-foot ingress, egress and utility easement shown on the recorded plat (Plat Book 222, Page 198).

Illustrative only, not a survey. The flat-area outline is approximate and based on the owner's description. Buyers should rely on the recorded plat and their own survey.

Neighbouring owner names have been removed from these copies. Recorded originals are available from the Buncombe County Register of Deeds.

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Facts

Details

Address	337 Pinnacle Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711
List price	$309,000Active Canopy MLS listing #4436905, checked October 30, 2026
Acreage	3.20 acresBuncombe County GIS. The 2021 recorded plat shows 3.188 acres.
Elevation	About 3,210 feet at the summitUSGS 3DEP and county elevation data; not a surveyed pad elevation
Setting	Top of Allen Mountain, above the town of Black Mountain and the golf course. Wooded with oak and hickory, with rhododendron. Level ground at the summit; slopes fall away on all sides.
Access	Paved, privately maintained road with a gate, reached by the drive for 323 Pinnacle Drive. 20-ft ingress, egress and utility easement on the recorded plat.
Utilities	Utilities nearby — buyer to verify.The MLS listing notes electricity available. Water, sewer or septic, taps and fees have not been independently confirmed.
Zoning	CR-1 per Buncombe County GISCounty GIS also shows a ridge-protection overlay intersecting the parcel. Confirm what applies with the Town of Black Mountain.
Restrictions	The MLS listing shows the lot as subject to recorded restrictions and no HOA.Buyer to review recorded covenants.
Parcel	PIN 0700-60-0606-00000 · Subdivision: Black Mountain Estates · Deed Book 6168, Page 1921 · Plat Book 222, Page 198
Listing	Sheila Ostroff, Yonder Real Estate · Keller Williams Professionals

Nearby

Close to town, close to Asheville

Black Mountain's shops, restaurants and Lake Tomahawk are a few minutes down the hill. Montreat is just beyond. Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway are about half an hour west on I-40, and Asheville Regional Airport is about 40 minutes away.

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Inquiries

See it in person

For a walk-through, questions about the land or an offer, please contact the listing agent. All inquiries go through the listing brokerage.

Listing agent

Sheila Ostroff

Yonder Real Estate · Keller Williams Professionals

828.570.5717
info@yonderre.com
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