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Carver Mountain

Carver Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.37899, -83.16487

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
  • 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 bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 14.5 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterrock KnobNNE 15°1,904 m6.1 mi
Browning KnobNNE 18°1,888 m6.1 mi
Mount Lyn LowryNNE 28°1,873 m6.6 mi
Yellow FaceN 9°1,833 m5.0 mi
Oldfield TopNNE 31°1,770 m7.5 mi
Blackrock MountainN 353°1,751 m4.6 mi
Steestachee BaldENE 69°1,736 m7.2 mi
Grassy BaldENE 65°1,698 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3916:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806927

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