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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

Coordinates35.65763, -81.40620

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Museums: 22
  • 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
Artworks: 19
Waterfalls: 17
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Rest areas: 3
  • 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
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker TopW 267°886 m17.6 mi
Benn KnobWSW 246°882 m15.6 mi
Rainbow MountainW 259°874 m17.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 258°870 m17.2 mi
Rich MountainWSW 250°818 m16.0 mi
Kaylor KnobW 267°808 m17.4 mi
Painter KnobWSW 245°807 m15.2 mi
Bumgarther MountainWSW 256°799 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:45
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3216:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596774787670604942
Precip in3.83.24.14.13.94.44.34.63.93.53.63.8

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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