Cove Mountain
Cove Mountain rises to 632 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31621577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 632 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
- Exclamation Point · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Humes Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Big Bradley Falls: 0.9 mi
- Loobie Falls: 0.9 mi
- Little Bradley Falls: 1.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 1.0 mi
- Fishtop Falls: 1.2 mi
- McCreery Park: 3.1 mi
- Harmon Field: 4.3 mi
- Rogers Park: 5.2 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 5.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 5.7 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 6.1 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 6.2 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 6.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 6.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 6.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.4 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.3 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 23.1 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 9.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 6.2 mi
- House of Flags: 6.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 7.7 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.9 mi
- Southern X793: 9.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.3 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.8 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.0 mi
- Orange Bear: 9.9 mi
- Globe: 13.6 mi
- Maria: 15.5 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 22.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- 3: 23.6 mi
- 2: 23.6 mi
- 4: 23.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | E 89° | 986 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 173° | 978 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NNE 19° | 971 m | 8.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 78° | 940 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 192° | 922 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 7° | 918 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 184° | 893 m | 7.1 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | WSW 258° | 892 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807085
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- Asheville · 26 mi
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