Cedar Mountain
Cedar Mountain rises to 644 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31620116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 644 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 15 mi
- Exclamation Point · 15 mi
- Opera Box · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Humes Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Blakes Peak: 1.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.0 mi
- McCreery Park: 1.3 mi
- Harmon Field: 4.4 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.9 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 5.2 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.2 mi
- Pearson's Falls: 1.3 mi
- Hemlock Shoals: 1.7 mi
- Melrose Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Melrose Falls: 1.8 mi
- Big Fall Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 4.7 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 4.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.3 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.5 mi
- Asia Garden: 21.9 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.5 mi
- Southern X793: 9.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.0 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 7.2 mi
- House of Flags: 7.4 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 6.6 mi
- High Rocks: 11.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 12.1 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.7 mi
- Maria: 13.4 mi
- Globe: 15.0 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.5 mi
- Springtime in TR: 19.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 14.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | ENE 63° | 986 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 156° | 978 m | 4.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 61° | 940 m | 7.1 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | SW 234° | 924 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 187° | 922 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 192° | 921 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNE 12° | 918 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 173° | 893 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019582 — Cedar Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806942
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 27 mi
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