Carson Mountain
Carson Mountain rises to 1,022 m in North Carolina. Craggy Pinnacle stands 1,780 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31619827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,022 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Gardens · 5 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 6 mi
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 6 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Knob: 0.4 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Burt Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Haw Knob: 1.7 mi
- Ingraham Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Douglas Falls: 4.9 mi
- Walker Falls: 5.2 mi
- Cascades Falls: 5.4 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 6.7 mi
- Falling Water Branch Falls: 8.4 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 6.6 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.5 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 7.7 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 7.8 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 8.5 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.4 mi
- Spring House: 6.4 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.4 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 6.4 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.7 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 13.0 mi
- Deco Gecko: 13.0 mi
- Passage: 13.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.2 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 12.2 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 12.8 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 0.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 2.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.2 mi
- Ironland: 13.0 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 16.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 4.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.5 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Vann Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.7 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Carson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Pinnacle | SE 136° | 1,780 m | 5.6 mi |
| Coxcomb Mountain | NE 46° | 1,655 m | 5.7 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,626 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | SE 145° | 1,603 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | SSE 166° | 1,583 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 179° | 1,500 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | SSE 154° | 1,499 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | S 172° | 1,493 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806921
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 14 mi
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