Ghost town · North Carolina
Mortimer
Mortimer is a ghost town in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Pilot Knob stands 1,466 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mortimer memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates35.98530, -81.76110
- 5.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.5 mi off the Little Parkway
- 10.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 7 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 7 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Destiny Falls: 0.8 mi
- Thorps Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Harper Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Phillips Branch Falls: 1.3 mi
- Bard Falls: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Jackson Knob: 0.6 mi
- Yellow Buck Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Woodcock Knob: 1.3 mi
- Joe White Mountain: 1.7 mi
- High Knob: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 6.5 mi
- Point Park: 8.3 mi
- Norris Clifton Park: 9.3 mi
- Crossnore Town Park: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 3.4 mi
- Stack Rock: 7.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 8.0 mi
- Linville Caverns: 10.9 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 35
- The Gardener: 11.2 mi
- Jessie: 11.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 13.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 13.2 mi
- Golden Throat: 13.3 mi
Museums: 20
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 8.4 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 11.2 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Raven Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Mortimer memorial: 0.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 10.9 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 4.1 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 11.2 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Woods Walk: 8.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 16.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 16.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 8.8 mi
- Shanty Springs: 9.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 12.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming beach: 17.5 mi
- Boat beach: 17.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 5.4 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Mortimer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | N 350° | 1,466 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | NW 320° | 1,408 m | 7.0 mi |
| Beacon Heights | NNW 331° | 1,327 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Bald | NW 315° | 1,307 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ball Ground Mountain | W 263° | 1,294 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gingercake Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,262 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cranberry Knob | W 268° | 1,258 m | 6.9 mi |
| Camp Creek Mountain | W 274° | 1,254 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 30 mi
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