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Carter Mountain

Carter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carter Mountain rises to 1,002 m in North Carolina. Ogle Ridge stands 1,664 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Moody Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31619839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1002 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80178, -82.46513

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.4 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 6.9 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 8.7 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 9.0 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 60
Historic sites: 36
  • Tennis Court: 9.2 mi
  • Spring House: 9.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 9.2 mi
  • Tool Shed: 9.2 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 12.2 mi
  • Stream: 12.2 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 12.2 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 12.2 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 12.2 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
  • Overlook Access: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Carter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ogle RidgeENE 75°1,664 m6.1 mi
Coxcomb MountainENE 78°1,655 m5.2 mi
Licklog MountainENE 68°1,570 m6.3 mi
Rocky KnobENE 72°1,478 m4.4 mi
High KnobESE 104°1,454 m5.7 mi
Little Snowball MountainSSE 161°1,440 m6.0 mi
Stack RockENE 62°1,405 m5.8 mi
Pigpen KnobESE 107°1,404 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806922

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