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Bill Raines Mountain

Bill Raines Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bill Raines Mountain rises to 932 m in North Carolina. Kagle Mountain stands 1,178 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is William Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31423887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
932 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.17317, -82.73179

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • William Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Connestee Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Batson Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Dunns Rock Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Middle Batson Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 3.9 mi
  • Franklin Park: 4.0 mi
  • Champion Park: 5.6 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.2 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 7.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 10.4 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 12.1 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Brevard Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.6 mi
  • English Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 4.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 7.5 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.4 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 16.6 mi
Museums: 10
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 12.5 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 17.9 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Bill Raines Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kagle MountainNW1,178 m5.7 mi
Three Forks MountainWNW1,136 m6.5 mi
Rich MountainE1,119 m2.8 mi
Stone MountainNW1,112 m6.9 mi
Slick Rock MountainE1,086 m2.5 mi
Tarkiln MountainNW1,068 m6.4 mi
Middle MountainSE1,044 m3.4 mi
Revels MountainWNW1,021 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806548

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