Chalk Mountain
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.
The story
mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 555 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 16.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glaghorn Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Harris Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lump Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.3 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 10.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.2 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Worlds Edge: 13.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 18.1 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 19.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 23.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.0 mi
- 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
- Columbarium Garden: 16.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.0 mi
- Boat beach: 19.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chalk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | W 280° | 1,049 m | 9.5 mi |
| Weed Patch Mountain | W 263° | 1,039 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | WNW 292° | 929 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ditney Knob | WNW 287° | 898 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 316° | 839 m | 5.3 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WSW 249° | 819 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flint Knob | W 277° | 778 m | 7.9 mi |
| Logan Mountain | WNW 286° | 776 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 10 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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