Carter Mountain
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
- 1,002 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Gardens · 8 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 8 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 8 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walker Falls: 7.0 mi
- Douglas Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cascades Falls: 8.1 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 8.8 mi
- Falling Water Branch Falls: 8.9 mi
- 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
- Moody Knob: 1.2 mi
- Nofat Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Deweese Mountain: 2.2 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Burt Mountain: 2.6 mi
- 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
- Griffing Rose Garden: 12.9 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Terrace garden: 14.1 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Friends: 12.2 mi
- Stream: 12.2 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 12.2 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 12.2 mi
- Rock Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 11.4 mi
- McElroy House: 12.2 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 12.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 1.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 3.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 14.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 14.8 mi
- Ironland: 15.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 7.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 10.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 21.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 12.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 13.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 17.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.5 mi
- 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
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
- Lost Cove: 18.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogle Ridge | ENE 75° | 1,664 m | 6.1 mi |
| Coxcomb Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,655 m | 5.2 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,570 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ENE 72° | 1,478 m | 4.4 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 104° | 1,454 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Snowball Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,440 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stack Rock | ENE 62° | 1,405 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pigpen Knob | ESE 107° | 1,404 m | 5.2 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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806922
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 16 mi
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