Nature reserve · North Carolina
Hibriten Mountain
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Hibriten Mountain is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Stone Mountain stands 853 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. Upper Yadkin Way passes 7.0 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.90132, -81.48427
- 7.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 16.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 19 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 19 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hibriten Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Lick Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Lenoir Greenway: 2.5 mi
- Lenoir Optimist Park: 2.6 mi
- Triangle Park: 2.7 mi
- Mulberry Park: 2.7 mi
- Wilson Athletic Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Granite Falls: 8.1 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 10.5 mi
- Adako Falls: 11.4 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 11.9 mi
- Triple Drop: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 36
- Daedalus: 2.4 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 2.4 mi
- Aquamarine: 2.4 mi
- Spiderback Chair: 2.4 mi
- WE: 2.7 mi
Museums: 27
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 3.8 mi
- Granite Falls History: 7.9 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 2.4 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 8.0 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 9.8 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 13.3 mi
- Mystery House: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 14.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 15.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 9
- Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.5 mi
- Fox Den: 9.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 15.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 18.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 19.8 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Raven Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Observation Deck: 17.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.2 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 23.2 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 22.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 23.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 24.4 mi
- Boat beach: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Hibriten Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | NNW 340° | 853 m | 11.8 mi |
| High Eagle | NNW 334° | 842 m | 10.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNW 334° | 842 m | 10.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNW 341° | 806 m | 11.2 mi |
| Gill Knob | N 357° | 806 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNW 344° | 799 m | 11.7 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | N 355° | 795 m | 11.3 mi |
| Johnnys Knob | NW 322° | 783 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider4 obs
- Common Box Turtle3 obs
- common hoptree3 obs
- galax3 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain3 obs
- bashful wakerobin3 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1062354766
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