Alec Mountain
Alec Mountain rises to 730 m in North Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuller Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31614793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 730 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Exclamation Point · 18 mi
- Devil's Head · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pacolet Falls: 1.5 mi
- Leland Falls: 1.5 mi
- Big Falls: 2.4 mi
- Pearson's Falls: 2.4 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 3.7 mi
- McCreery Park: 3.4 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 4.5 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.5 mi
- Harmon Field: 7.0 mi
- Rogers Park: 7.0 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 3.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.1 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Evans Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Stanton Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Orange Bear: 11.2 mi
- Maria: 11.4 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 13.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 16.1 mi
- Honey: 16.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.4 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.0 mi
- Landrum Depot: 9.8 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 10.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.1 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.4 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 18.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.7 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 9.7 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.4 mi
- Southern X793: 10.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.7 mi
- High Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Long Rock: 11.3 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.7 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 18.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Pavilion 2: 22.1 mi
- Pavilion 1: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 22.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.2 mi
- Chick Springs: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Alec Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 106° | 978 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rush Mountain | WNW 301° | 943 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | W 262° | 926 m | 7.0 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | WSW 251° | 924 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SE 145° | 922 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSE 164° | 921 m | 3.2 mi |
| McCarrol Mountain | W 261° | 909 m | 6.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 272° | 896 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357080836
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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