Cheek Mountain
Cheek Mountain rises to 1,196 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-southwest, 1.0 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1196 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 4 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 5 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Catherine Knob: 1.0 mi
- Peach Bottom Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Fender Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Peak: 2.4 mi
- Betsy Peak: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Crouse Park: 5.0 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 5.2 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 13.1 mi
- Family Central: 13.5 mi
- Incredible Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 7.5 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Widows Falls: 9.0 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 3.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 4.8 mi
- US 21 overlook: 14.0 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 19.5 mi
- Listening Rock: 19.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 15.4 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 15.5 mi
- Forestry Center: 18.2 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 3.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 3.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 6.3 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 18.2 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 18.7 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 19.5 mi
- 100 Strong: 24.2 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 24.4 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 11.9 mi
- Transitional Peace: 23.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Cheek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | WSW 237° | 1,223 m | 1.0 mi |
| Fender Mountain | NE 48° | 1,212 m | 1.7 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WSW 239° | 1,186 m | 2.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,185 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Peak | WSW 244° | 1,176 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,171 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,157 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 169° | 1,136 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019611 — Cheek Mountain, Alleghany County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806960
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