Bumgarther Mountain
Bumgarther Mountain rises to 799 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickorynut Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 799 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 26 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 26 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 3.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 5.9 mi
- Casar Park: 7.2 mi
- Shuey Park: 9.4 mi
- Hickorynut Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 1.3 mi
- High Peak: 1.8 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 1.7 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 2.0 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 3.2 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.0 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.1 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.2 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 21.9 mi
- Martin Luther: 22.8 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.2 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 15.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.6 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 15.6 mi
- Wild Percussion: 15.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.4 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 6.3 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 10.5 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 24.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.5 mi
- Fox Den: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 14.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.8 mi
- Boat beach: 14.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Bumgarther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WNW 287° | 918 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WNW 298° | 907 m | 2.8 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WNW 290° | 905 m | 3.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 295° | 901 m | 3.1 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 335° | 886 m | 3.4 mi |
| Benn Knob | SE 140° | 882 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 311° | 874 m | 1.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 304° | 870 m | 0.8 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357769510
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 23 mi
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