Bakers Mountain
Bakers Mountain rises to 535 m in North Carolina. Walker Top stands 886 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Deck, a rest area 0.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31615300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 535 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 24.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 24.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Bakers Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Mountain View Recreation Center: 1.6 mi
- Henry Fork River Regional Park: 3.5 mi
- Southside Heights Park: 5.1 mi
- West Hickory Park: 5.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Lynn Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Hog Hill: 6.1 mi
- Hildebran Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Brendle Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 5.9 mi
- Harper House/Hickory History Center: 6.7 mi
- Catawba Science Center: 6.8 mi
- Arts & Science Center: 6.8 mi
- Granite Falls History: 9.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 6.3 mi
- Martin Luther: 7.2 mi
- Stone Bench: 18.9 mi
- WE: 19.1 mi
- Finish Line: 19.1 mi
- Granite Falls: 9.8 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 11.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 12.6 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 13.5 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 13.6 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 10.3 mi
- Private George Rabb Confederate Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 0.2 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 16.3 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 16.4 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 7.6 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi
- Balls Creek Campground: 17.4 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 18.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.3 mi
- Fox Den: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bakers Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Top | W 267° | 886 m | 17.6 mi |
| Benn Knob | WSW 246° | 882 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 259° | 874 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 258° | 870 m | 17.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 250° | 818 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kaylor Knob | W 267° | 808 m | 17.4 mi |
| Painter Knob | WSW 245° | 807 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bumgarther Mountain | WSW 256° | 799 m | 16.7 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 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hickory FAA AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018908 — Baker Mountain, Catawba County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806356
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- Hickory · 7 mi
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