Aiken Mountain
Aiken Mountain rises to 805 m in North Carolina. Cedar Rock Mountain stands 1,236 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Raines Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31423585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 805 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 10 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jim Raines Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Kelley Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Henry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bill Raines Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.7 mi
- William Falls: 1.1 mi
- Middle Batson Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Batson Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Batson Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Connestee Falls: 1.4 mi
- Champion Park: 4.3 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.4 mi
- Franklin Park: 4.6 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.8 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 8.2 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 8.6 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 11.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.5 mi
- Jennings Mill: 13.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.8 mi
- English Garden: 19.8 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 23.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 2.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.3 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.4 mi
- M1: 4.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.4 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.5 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 17.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 10.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 12.6 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 19.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 19.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 16.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 18.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 20.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.8 mi
- North Beach: 24.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 22.7 mi
- Honey: 23.0 mi
- Softball statue: 24.5 mi
- Doughboy: 24.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Aiken Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rock Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,236 m | 6.6 mi |
| Kagle Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,178 m | 5.2 mi |
| Three Forks Mountain | NW 308° | 1,136 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | E 83° | 1,119 m | 4.1 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,112 m | 6.4 mi |
| Daves Rock | NW 307° | 1,098 m | 6.2 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | E 81° | 1,086 m | 3.8 mi |
| Burl Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,072 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018777 — Aiken Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806286
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