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Cove Mountain

Cove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Mountain rises to 496 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51457, -81.79871

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Amphitheater: 8.4 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.4 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.5 mi
  • Campfire: 8.5 mi
  • Archery Range: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Somey Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 6.7 mi
Museums: 17
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.7 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Bechtler House: 13.3 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.1 mi
  • Observation Deck: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
  • Globe: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 22.5 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 22.7 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNNE 20°918 m7.2 mi
Hickory KnobNNE 26°907 m7.8 mi
Propst MountainNNE 20°905 m7.4 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE 23°901 m7.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainNE 40°870 m8.1 mi
Skull KnobNNE 27°869 m7.0 mi
Silver Creek KnobN 1°861 m4.8 mi
High PeakNNE 34°829 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3316:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 983622 — Cove Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357771136

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