Allen Mountain
Allen Mountain rises to 990 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Tomahawk Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.9 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31614829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 990 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.8 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 5 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 5 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 5 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graybeard Falls: 4.7 mi
- Davids Falls: 5.5 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 5.9 mi
- Catawba Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascades Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 1.0 mi
- Youth Center Park: 1.3 mi
- Town Square: 1.6 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 1.9 mi
- Welsh Field: 2.6 mi
- Wallace Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tomahawk: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Little Piney: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Potato House: 6.7 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.7 mi
- Spring House: 6.7 mi
- The Den: 6.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 2.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 1.7 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 9.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.5 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 2.1 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 7.1 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 11.9 mi
- Deco Gecko: 11.9 mi
- Wake: 12.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.3 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.3 mi
- Ironland: 11.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 12.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 3.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.8 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 6.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 16.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 3.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 6.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 6.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | NNW 348° | 1,853 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | N 354° | 1,798 m | 6.1 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | NNW 341° | 1,780 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | NE 37° | 1,721 m | 6.5 mi |
| Craggy Knob | NNW 332° | 1,699 m | 4.7 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | NE 37° | 1,635 m | 4.8 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | NW 326° | 1,626 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | NNW 331° | 1,603 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806295
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 12 mi
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