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Concord Mountain

Concord Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Concord Mountain rises to 772 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Weston Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
772 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48289, -82.47040

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Jake Rusher Park: 2.7 mi
  • Ballantree neighborhood park: 3.3 mi
  • Lake Julian Park: 3.8 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 3.8 mi
  • Corcoran Paige River Park: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 42
Gardens: 26
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Spring Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums: 22
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 8.9 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 9.0 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 5.9 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 8.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 8.5 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 8.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 16.6 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.8 mi
Springs: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Concord Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainE 81°1,341 m7.8 mi
Bearwallow MountainESE 103°1,281 m6.6 mi
High Hickory KnobNNE 34°1,231 m7.7 mi
Flat TopNE 35°1,215 m7.7 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainE 100°1,208 m7.1 mi
Big Cedar MountainN 11°1,159 m5.2 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesE 94°1,152 m5.7 mi
Turkey KnobESE 110°1,136 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576572757468584841
Precip in4.13.53.84.24.14.84.75.04.13.43.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807051

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