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Coal Pit Mountain

Coal Pit Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Coal Pit Mountain rises to 535 m in North Carolina. Silver Creek Knob stands 861 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31620927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
535 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56679, -81.91038

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 4.6 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.0 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.0 mi
  • Amphitheater: 8.0 mi
  • Campfire: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Somey Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 9.6 mi
Museums: 18
  • Marion Train Depot: 9.7 mi
  • Historic Carson House: 11.9 mi
  • Bechtler House: 13.7 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.2 mi
  • Fox Den: 24.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
  • Globe: 21.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Coal Pit Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Creek KnobE 80°861 m6.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW 252°762 m7.7 mi
Rich MountainWSW 252°755 m7.3 mi
Harris MountainWSW 246°751 m7.9 mi
Shoal MountainE 90°724 m5.7 mi
Grassy MountainWSW 253°716 m6.5 mi
Devils Fork MountainE 88°714 m7.3 mi
Mike MountainWSW 245°699 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3416:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807033

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