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Big Warrior Mountain

Big Warrior Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Warrior Mountain rises to 736 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Warrior Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.23484, -82.27381

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harmon Field: 1.6 mi
  • Rogers Park: 2.4 mi
  • Depot Garden Park: 2.7 mi
  • Woodland Park: 2.8 mi
  • McCreery Park: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Shoals: 1.7 mi
  • Melrose Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Little Bradley Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Melrose Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Big Fall Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 3.9 mi
  • Blockhouse marker: 4.2 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 4.4 mi
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 4.3 mi
  • House of Flags: 4.5 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.1 mi
  • Southern X793: 11.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.9 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 13
  • Orange Bear: 7.2 mi
  • Globe: 12.1 mi
  • Maria: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.7 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • 3: 21.2 mi
  • 2: 21.2 mi
  • 4: 21.2 mi
  • 1: 21.2 mi
  • 5: 21.2 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Big Warrior Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakNE 38°986 m2.8 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 193°978 m4.5 mi
White Oak MountainNE 46°940 m4.6 mi
Rich MountainSSW 213°922 m6.5 mi
Bryant MountainSW 214°921 m7.6 mi
Cliffield MountainN 350°918 m7.5 mi
Hoghead MountainSSW 206°893 m5.5 mi
Evans MountainWSW 246°853 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019167 — Big Warrior Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806545

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