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Bumgarther Mountain

Bumgarther Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.59763, -81.69343

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 34
  • 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
Museums: 24
  • 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
Artworks: 17
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Observation Deck: 16.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 20.0 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Bumgarther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobWNW 287°918 m3.6 mi
Hickory KnobWNW 298°907 m2.8 mi
Propst MountainWNW 290°905 m3.6 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW 295°901 m3.1 mi
Walker TopNNW 335°886 m3.4 mi
Benn KnobSE 140°882 m2.9 mi
Rainbow MountainNW 311°874 m1.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW 304°870 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:46
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357769510

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