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Brendle Mountain

Brendle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brendle Mountain rises to 398 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.57152, -81.45537

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • George Hildebeand Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • Bakers Mountain Park: 6.4 mi
  • Mountain View Recreation Center: 7.3 mi
  • Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 7.4 mi
  • Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 7.5 mi
Museums: 25
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • Hickory Aviation Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Harper House/Hickory History Center: 13.2 mi
  • Catawba Science Center: 13.2 mi
  • Arts & Science Center: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 18
Waterfalls: 17
  • Little River Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 10.2 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Hickory Attractions: 13.3 mi
  • Balls Creek Campground: 20.5 mi
  • Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 20.7 mi
  • Shelby Corn Maze: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Observation Deck: 6.7 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 21.3 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Peninsula: 14.9 mi
  • Fox Den: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Brendle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobW 281°907 m16.2 mi
Buzzard RoostW 281°901 m16.5 mi
Walker TopWNW 288°886 m15.6 mi
Benn KnobW 268°882 m11.5 mi
Rainbow MountainW 281°874 m14.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainW 279°870 m14.2 mi
Skull KnobW 278°869 m16.3 mi
Krunkleton KnobWNW 284°839 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:45
September equinox07:1418:5119:24
December solstice07:3216:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576674777570594741
Precip in4.23.54.54.44.15.04.64.44.33.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019285 — Brendle Mountain, Catawba County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806704

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