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Cove Hill

Cove Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Hill rises to 905 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackrock Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
905 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05926, -83.13904

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Whiteside Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Dixon Park: 1.5 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ravenel Park: 2.8 mi
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Corkscrew Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Cane Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Cashiers Sliding Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Walkingstick Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Highlands Falls: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 10
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 17.0 mi
  • Chalice: 17.5 mi
  • Wi: 17.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 17.6 mi
  • Moai Statue: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.1 mi
  • North Beach: 19.9 mi
  • South Beach: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Cove Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainNNW 331°1,562 m6.0 mi
Shortoff MountainNW 325°1,521 m4.1 mi
Whiteside MountainN 2°1,489 m1.5 mi
Goat KnobNNW 330°1,418 m4.6 mi
Cole MountainNW 317°1,417 m4.9 mi
Chimneytop MountainNE 55°1,401 m5.2 mi
Round MountainNW 310°1,396 m5.7 mi
Satulah MountainWSW 242°1,377 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807084

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