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Chalk Mountain

Chalk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Mountain rises to 555 m in North Carolina. Round Mountain stands 1,049 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Glaghorn Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31620181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
555 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.51373, -82.05622

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Bottomless Pools: 11.6 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 12.3 mi
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 6.3 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 7.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.4 mi
  • Bechtler Mint Site Historic Park: 8.4 mi
  • Archery Range: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 15
  • Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Old Fort Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Bechtler House: 11.3 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.1 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.6 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.0 mi
  • Caboose: 16.3 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Globe: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.9 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.3 mi
  • Orange Bear: 23.9 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.9 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Chalk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW1,049 m9.5 mi
Weed Patch MountainW1,039 m9.6 mi
Wolf Pen MountainWNW929 m5.6 mi
Ditney KnobWNW898 m7.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW839 m5.3 mi
Youngs MountainWSW819 m7.1 mi
Flint KnobW778 m7.9 mi
Logan MountainWNW776 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019598 — Chalk Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806952

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