Carver Mountain
Carver Mountain rises to 1,039 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31619877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1039 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Knob: 1.1 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pump Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cope Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bryson Park: 2.9 mi
- Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Bridge Park: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Mark Watson Park: 3.8 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper Buff Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Fisher Falls: 3.7 mi
- 10,000 Trillium Falls: 3.9 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 3.9 mi
- Catamount Gap: 4.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Onion Cliff: 11.8 mi
- River Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 3.6 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 3.6 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 3.7 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 7.0 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 10.5 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 11.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 11.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 2.5 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 5.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 6.2 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 7.9 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 3.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 3.3 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 3.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 4.7 mi
- Chalice: 4.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 11.1 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 14.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 16.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 23.6 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 16.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 14.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 22.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 24.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.9 mi
- Judson: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Carver Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | NNE 15° | 1,904 m | 6.1 mi |
| Browning Knob | NNE 18° | 1,888 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | NNE 28° | 1,873 m | 6.6 mi |
| Yellow Face | N 9° | 1,833 m | 5.0 mi |
| Oldfield Top | NNE 31° | 1,770 m | 7.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 353° | 1,751 m | 4.6 mi |
| Steestachee Bald | ENE 69° | 1,736 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Bald | ENE 65° | 1,698 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806927
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