Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 792 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31423908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 792 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 25 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 26 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 27 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 5.4 mi
- Casar Park: 6.5 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 6.7 mi
- Simpson Field: 10.9 mi
- Bumgarther Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Squire Knob: 1.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hickorynut Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 0.2 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 1.3 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 4.3 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.7 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 11.8 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.0 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.3 mi
- Caboose: 16.3 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.3 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 12.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.1 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 17.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 23.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 24.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.5 mi
- Boat beach: 15.5 mi
- Fox Den: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 316° | 918 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNW 331° | 907 m | 3.4 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 319° | 905 m | 3.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNW 326° | 901 m | 3.6 mi |
| Walker Top | N 353° | 886 m | 4.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 102° | 882 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | N 356° | 874 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | N 5° | 870 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019198 — Black Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806568
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 24 mi
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