Carr Mountain
Carr Mountain rises to 748 m in North Carolina. Sampson Mountain stands 1,185 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Epperson Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31619780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 748 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 8.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 13.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 9 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 9 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvervale Falls: 2.5 mi
- Dugger Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 9.3 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 9.5 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 2.8 mi
- Yadkin Valley Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 3.2 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 3.3 mi
- Buffalo Cove Community Center: 3.4 mi
- Epperson Knob: 1.0 mi
- Ripshin Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.1 mi
- High Eagle: 1.1 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Spiderback Chair: 7.6 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 7.7 mi
- Aquamarine: 7.7 mi
- Daedalus: 7.7 mi
- Golden Throat: 8.2 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 3.5 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 10.2 mi
- Mystery House: 10.2 mi
- Mystery Hill: 10.3 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 10.9 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 9.7 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 9.8 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 9.8 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.9 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 13.2 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 14.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 15.0 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 15.5 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Woods Walk: 16.5 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 14.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 14.4 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 14.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 15.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 17.3 mi
- Mortimer: 12.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Carr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,185 m | 8.4 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NNW 326° | 1,158 m | 8.7 mi |
| Blowing Rock | NW 313° | 1,097 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mast Knob | N 357° | 1,049 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 300° | 1,000 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Dugger Mountain | N 1° | 989 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dugger Mountain | N 1° | 989 m | 7.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 356° | 853 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801129
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- Hickory · 24 mi
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