Allen Mountain
Allen Mountain rises to 510 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Smart Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31614852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 510 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 25 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 25 mi
- Opera Box · 25 mi
- Devil's Head · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 7.5 mi
- Volleyball: 7.5 mi
- Activity Field: 7.6 mi
- Campfire: 7.6 mi
- Archery Range: 7.7 mi
- Smart Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Wease Knob: 0.6 mi
- Biggerstaff Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 4.1 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 6.2 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 7.6 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.5 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.2 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.6 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 12.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.9 mi
- Caboose: 10.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 17.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 17.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 17.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.6 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.8 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 14.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.7 mi
- Boat beach: 16.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Globe: 21.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.7 mi
- Fox Den: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Allen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 27° | 918 m | 7.7 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 27° | 905 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 30° | 901 m | 8.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 34° | 869 m | 7.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 13° | 861 m | 5.0 mi |
| High Peak | NE 39° | 829 m | 8.2 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 22° | 827 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NNE 31° | 820 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357767088
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